RGB Function

Returns a Long integer color value consisting of red, green, and blue components.

Syntax:


RGB (Red, Green, Blue)

Return value:

Long

Parameters:

red: Any integer expression that represents the red component (0-255) of the composite color.

green: Any integer expression that represents the green component (0-255) of the composite color.

blue: Any integer expression that represents the blue component (0-255) of the composite color.

The resulting Long value is calculated with the following formula:
Result = redΓ—65536 + greenΓ—256 + blue.

warning

Under VBA compatibility mode (Option VBASupport 1), the Long value is calculated as
Result = red + greenΓ—256 + blueΓ—65536
See RGB Function [VBA]


tip

The color picker dialog helps computing red, green and blue components of a composite color. Changing the color of text and selecting Custom color displays the color picker dialog.


Error codes:

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Example:


Sub ExampleColor
Dim lVar As Long
    lVar = rgb(128,0,200)
    MsgBox "The color " & lVar & " consists of:" & Chr(13) &_
        "red= " &  Red(lVar) & Chr(13)&_
        "green= " &  Green(lVar) & Chr(13)&_
        "blue= " &  Blue(lVar) & Chr(13) , 64,"colors"
End Sub