CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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user13149230
user13149230

Reputation: 17

Is it possible to print rgb colours in C

I want to print out the block character(█) as any rgb colour(#000000-#ffffff). I'm aware of the ANSI colours and the ANSI 8-bit however the colours are to limited for my use. How can I best achieve full RBG color range on terminal?

This will only be used for UNIX/UNIX like OS, there will be no windows use.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 955

Answers (1)

Jakob Stark
Jakob Stark

Reputation: 3845

Unless you use a custom/non-standard terminal emulator, all eventual libraries will be based on the ANSI control sequences. If that is not sufficient for your use, you should consider making a gui application. Also as @KamilCuk pointed out in the comments, the ANSI colors are not limited to 8 bits but to 24 bits, which allows you to specify any (#000000-#ffffff) color.

If you are designing a command line UI, you should also keep in mind, that not all people use a "white font on black background" terminal color scheme. While you can achieve "cool" color effects with the 24 bit colors, I would encourage you to respect the users color scheme choice and stick to the 3 and 4 bit colors (described in this section). If you do that, your command line program will be much more likely to look and work well even on terminals with a light colorscheme.

Upvotes: 2

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