RGB
RGB describes a color by its red, green, and blue channels — each on a 0–255 scale (8 bits per channel). It is what computer monitors and most digital cameras emit, and what every other web color format ultimately maps to.
RGB to HSV Color Converter
rgb(255, 107, 53) = hsv(16, 79%, 100%)
Convert RGB color values to HSV color values exactly, via the canonical 8-bit sRGB representation. Every result you see is the same number the W3C CSS spec would produce — no proprietary adjustments, no perceptual fudging. Try the live converter below, or scan the reference table for twenty-five named colors and their RGB ↔ HSV pairs.
rgb(R, G, B) or just R, G, B with each value 0–255
hsv(H, S%, V%) with hue 0–360, saturation and value 0–100
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How to convert RGB color to HSV color
Paste or type your color
Enter the RGB color above. Convertitive accepts rgb(r, g, b) or just r, g, b with each value 0–255.
Read the HSV value
The result appears the moment your input parses. For example, rgb(255, 107, 53) (Convertitive's coral accent) becomes hsv(16, 79%, 100%).
Copy and share
Click the copy button to grab the result. The preview swatch lives-updates so you can sanity-check the conversion at a glance.
RGB to HSV reference table
Twenty-five well-known colors with their RGB and HSVrepresentations side by side. The swatches are rendered directly from the computed RGB, so what you see is exactly what you will ship.
| Name | RGB | HSV | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | rgb(0, 0, 0) | hsv(0, 0%, 0%) | |
| White | rgb(255, 255, 255) | hsv(0, 0%, 100%) | |
| Red | rgb(255, 0, 0) | hsv(0, 100%, 100%) | |
| Lime | rgb(0, 255, 0) | hsv(120, 100%, 100%) | |
| Blue | rgb(0, 0, 255) | hsv(240, 100%, 100%) | |
| Yellow | rgb(255, 255, 0) | hsv(60, 100%, 100%) | |
| Cyan | rgb(0, 255, 255) | hsv(180, 100%, 100%) | |
| Magenta | rgb(255, 0, 255) | hsv(300, 100%, 100%) | |
| Silver | rgb(192, 192, 192) | hsv(0, 0%, 75%) | |
| Gray | rgb(128, 128, 128) | hsv(0, 0%, 50%) | |
| Maroon | rgb(128, 0, 0) | hsv(0, 100%, 50%) | |
| Olive | rgb(128, 128, 0) | hsv(60, 100%, 50%) | |
| Green | rgb(0, 128, 0) | hsv(120, 100%, 50%) | |
| Teal | rgb(0, 128, 128) | hsv(180, 100%, 50%) | |
| Navy | rgb(0, 0, 128) | hsv(240, 100%, 50%) | |
| Purple | rgb(128, 0, 128) | hsv(300, 100%, 50%) | |
| Orange | rgb(255, 165, 0) | hsv(39, 100%, 100%) | |
| Pink | rgb(255, 192, 203) | hsv(350, 25%, 100%) | |
| Gold | rgb(255, 215, 0) | hsv(51, 100%, 100%) | |
| Tomato | rgb(255, 99, 71) | hsv(9, 72%, 100%) | |
| Coral | rgb(255, 127, 80) | hsv(16, 69%, 100%) | |
| Salmon | rgb(250, 128, 114) | hsv(6, 54%, 98%) | |
| Indigo | rgb(75, 0, 130) | hsv(275, 100%, 51%) | |
| Chocolate | rgb(210, 105, 30) | hsv(25, 86%, 82%) | |
| Crimson | rgb(220, 20, 60) | hsv(348, 91%, 86%) |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I convert RGB color to HSV color?
- Paste your RGB value into the input above. Convertitive parses it, maps it through 8-bit sRGB, and re-emits it in HSV. For example, rgb(255, 107, 53) becomes hsv(16, 79%, 100%).
- What is the exact HSV value of rgb(255, 107, 53)?
- rgb(255, 107, 53) in RGB equals hsv(16, 79%, 100%) in HSV.
- Why might my RGB → HSV round-trip produce a slightly different value?
- HSL and HSV store hue/saturation/lightness as rounded percentages, which costs about ±0.5% of perceived saturation on extreme values. For most UI work the difference is invisible.
- Does this support transparency or alpha?
- Not yet. The current version handles fully opaque colors only. RGBA/HSLA inputs are silently ignored beyond the first three channels. Alpha support is on the roadmap.
- Are color names supported?
- Not directly as input — but the reference table on every page shows twenty-five common CSS named colors with their RGB and HSV equivalents. Copy the value you want into the calculator above.
- Why does the swatch sometimes look wrong on my screen?
- Browsers handle color profiles differently. On most modern displays the rendered swatch matches the stored sRGB exactly. On wide-gamut displays without an active sRGB profile, very saturated colors may render slightly more vivid than the math implies.
- Can I use these results in CSS directly?
- Yes. Every output above is a valid CSS color expression. HEX values include the # prefix; RGB/HSL/HSV outputs are in the standard function form CSS accepts.
- Are the conversions WCAG-accurate?
- The conversions are mathematically exact within IEEE 754 double precision. WCAG contrast ratios require an additional sRGB-to-linear-luminance step that is not part of HEX/RGB/HSL/HSV conversions — Convertitive will ship a dedicated contrast checker later.
About RGB and HSV
HSV
HSV (also called HSB) describes a color by hue (0–360°), saturation (0–100%), and value (0–100%). It is the format inside almost every color picker — including the one in Figma, Sketch, and Adobe — because moving the V slider down toward 0 reliably darkens any color without changing its hue.