Color names and 6-digit codes representing their red, green, and blue (RGB) components are listed below. Each component is expressed as a 2-digit hexadecimal number (allowable characters 0123456789abcdef) ranging from 00 (0 in the decimal system) to ff (255 in the decimal system). These 6-digit codes can be appended to "#" to generate a Tk color code.
The colors built into Chimera are a subset of X colors, except that orange and medium blue are as defined in the HTML colors list.
The 20 top tier colors are available under Actions... Color in the menu. [All 60]
| Color Name | RGB Code | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| red | ff0000 | |
| orange red | ff4500 | |
| orange | ff7f00 | |
| yellow | ffff00 | |
| green | 00ff00 | |
| forest green | 228b22 | |
| cyan | 00ffff | |
| light sea green | 20b2aa | |
| blue | 0000ff | |
| cornflower blue | 6495ed | |
| medium blue | 3232cd | |
| purple | a020f0 | |
| hot pink | ff69b4 | |
| magenta | ff00ff | |
| white | ffffff | |
| light gray* | d3d3d3 | |
| gray* | bebebe | |
| dark gray* | a9a9a9 | |
| dim gray* | 696969 | |
| black | 000000 |
All 60 built-in colors are available under Actions... Color... all colors in the menu. [Top 20]
| Color Name | RGB Code | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| aquamarine | 7fffd4 | |
| black | 000000 | |
| blue | 0000ff | |
| brown | a52a2a | |
| chartreuse | 7fff00 | |
| coral | ff7f50 | |
| cornflower blue | 6495ed | |
| cyan | 00ffff | |
| dark cyan | 008b8b | |
| dark gray* | a9a9a9 | |
| dark green | 006400 | |
| dark khaki | bdb76b | |
| dark magenta | 8b008b | |
| dark olive green | 556b2f | |
| dark red | 8b0000 | |
| dark slate blue | 483d8b | |
| dark slate gray* | 2f4f4f | |
| deep pink | ff1493 | |
| deep sky blue | 00bfff | |
| dim gray* | 696969 | |
| dodger blue | 1e90ff | |
| firebrick | b22222 | |
| forest green | 228b22 | |
| gold | ffd700 | |
| goldenrod | daa520 | |
| gray* | bebebe | |
| green | 00ff00 | |
| hot pink | ff69b4 | |
| khaki | f0e68c | |
| light blue | add8e6 | |
| light gray* | d3d3d3 | |
| light green | 90ee90 | |
| light sea green | 20b2aa | |
| lime green | 32cd32 | |
| magenta | ff00ff | |
| medium blue | 3232cd | |
| medium purple | 9370db | |
| navy blue | 000080 | |
| olive drab | 6b8e23 | |
| orange red | ff4500 | |
| orange | ff7f00 | |
| orchid | da70d6 | |
| pink | ffc0cb | |
| plum | dda0dd | |
| purple | a020f0 | |
| red | ff0000 | |
| rosy brown | bc8f8f | |
| salmon | fa8072 | |
| sandy brown | f4a460 | |
| sea green | 2e8b57 | |
| sienna | a0522d | |
| sky blue | 87ceeb | |
| slate gray* | 708090 | |
| spring green | 00ff7f | |
| steel blue | 4682b4 | |
| tan | d2b48c | |
| turquoise | 40e0d0 | |
| violet red | d02090 | |
| white | ffffff | |
| yellow | ffff00 |