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sRGB

The standard RGB color space for the web, monitors, and most consumer cameras — covers about 35% of visible colors.

Definition

sRGB (standard RGB) is the default color space for web content, most monitors, and consumer photography. Defined by HP and Microsoft in 1996, it ensures a color rendered as #FF5733 looks roughly the same on every standards-compliant device. Newer wide-gamut spaces (P3, Rec.2020) cover more colors but most browsers and screens still default to sRGB.

Formula

Defined by gamma curve ~2.2 and three primary RGB chromaticities (red, green, blue points on the CIE 1931 chart).

Example

Every hex code on this site is interpreted in sRGB. CSS color() with display-p3 lets you specify wider-gamut colors for capable browsers.

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Related terms

RGB
An additive color model defining colors as combinations of R
Hex Color Code
A 6-character hexadecimal representation of a color (e.g. #F
Color Gamut
The range of colors a device or color space can reproduce. W