Python: Convert a hexadecimal color code to its RGB components

Last update on June 12 2025 12:41:35 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Hex color code to RGB tuple.

Write a Python program to convert a hexadecimal color code to a tuple of integers corresponding to its RGB components.

• Use a list comprehension in combination with int() and list slice notation to get the RGB components from the hexadecimal string.
• Use tuple() to convert the resulting list to a tuple.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

# Define a function to convert a hexadecimal color code to an RGB tuple
def hex_to_rgb(hex):
    # Use a generator expression to convert pairs of hexadecimal digits to integers and create a tuple
    return tuple(int(hex[i:i+2], 16) for i in (0, 2, 4))

# Test the function with different hexadecimal color codes and print the results
print(hex_to_rgb('FFA501'))
print(hex_to_rgb('FFFFFF'))
print(hex_to_rgb('000000'))
print(hex_to_rgb('FF0000'))
print(hex_to_rgb('000080'))
print(hex_to_rgb('C0C0C0')) 

Sample Output:

(255, 165, 1)
(255, 255, 255)
(0, 0, 0)
(255, 0, 0)
(0, 0, 128)
(192, 192, 192)

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Python program to convert a 6-digit hexadecimal color code to its corresponding RGB tuple.
• Write a Python program to use slicing to extract red, green, and blue components from a hex color string and convert them to integers.
• Write a Python program to implement a function that validates a hex color code and returns its RGB components.
• Write a Python program to handle both uppercase and lowercase hex color codes and output the corresponding RGB tuple.

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