White (#FFFFFF)
| White | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFFFFF |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (255, 255, 255) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 0, 0, 0) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (0°, 0%, 100%) |
| Source | By definition |
| B:Normalized to (byte) H:Normalized to (hundred) |
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White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness. White is the lightest possible color.
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Famous quotes containing the word white:
“The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the Black Revolution is controlled only by God.”
—Malcolm X (1925–1965)
“Shut out that stealing moon,
She wears too much the guise she wore
Before our lutes were strewn
With years-deep dust, and names we read
On a white stone were hewn.”
—Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)
“Realism absorbs the ideal by adding a few small imperfections. Example: it paints a few specks of mud on the white gown of the Lady in the Garden.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)