CMYK color converter

Specify CMY(K) Color

CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, blacK) is the color model developed for print. It is an Subtractive Color Model: if all parameters = 0 , this means white, like a blank page before printing; if all parameters are maximal (1), this represents black.

RGB Color

RGB(128, 0, 0) = #800000Complement(0, 78, 118)
Red Green BlueRGB Color Model is an Additive Color Model (if you don't add anything, it's black), used for screens.Complementary ColorColor that is on the opposite side of the RGB color wheel, with opposite hue
Websafe(153, 0, 0) = #990000Greyscale(38, 38, 38)
Websafe RGBclosest color on the list of 216 colors that were safe for old 256-color screensGrayscaleShade of grey with the same perceived luminosity as this RGB color

Convert to other color models

CMYK(0.0000, 1.0000, 1.0000, 0.4980)CMY(0.4980, 1.0000, 1.0000)
CMYK (Cyan Magenta Yellow blacK) Color Model is a Subtractive Color Model ("if you don't do anything, it remains white"), used for printing with 4 colors. CMY (Cyan Magenta Yellow) Color Model is a Subtractive Color Model ("if you don't do anything, it remains white"), used for printing with 3 colors.
HSV(0.0000, 100.0000, 50.2000)HSL(0.0000, 100.0000, 25.1000)
HSV (Hue Saturation Value) Color Model is a cylindrical-coordinate representation of points in an RGB color model. HSL (Hue Saturation Luminosity) Color Model is a cylindrical-coordinate representation of points in an RGB color model.
XYZ(8.9036, 4.5900, 0.4167)Yxy(4.5900, 0.6401, 0.3300)
CIE XYZ color space (a.k.a. CIE 1931 color space) encompasses all color sensations that an average person can experience CIE Yxy color space is a rescaling of CIE XYZ with chrominance to [0 - 1] range
CIELab(25.5331, 48.0579, 38.0627)CIELCh(25.5331, 61.3052, 38.3798)
The Lab color space describes mathematically all perceivable colors in the three dimensions L for lightness and a and b for the color opponents green–red and blue–yellow.CIELab cube color space, where the cylindrical coordinates C* (chroma, relative saturation) and h° (hue angle, angle of the hue in the CIELab color wheel) are specified

Examples

Here are some lists of RGB colors:
  • HTML color names: e.g. NavajoWhite, SteelBlue
  • Websafe colors: e.g. #F60, #36C

    • References

  • Bruce Lindbloom
  • RGB color model (additive)
  • CMYK color model (subtractive)