Read the Hex

You get a hex code. Pick the color it describes from four swatches. Three lives, and the choices get closer as your streak grows.

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#000000

Which color is this?

How to play

1Read the code

A hex code is three pairs: red, green, and blue, from 00 to FF.
2Tap the match

Pick the swatch the code describes, out of four.
3Three lives

A wrong pick costs a life. The choices get closer as your score climbs.

Find the biggest pair

It tells you the main color. Big red means reds, oranges, and pinks; big blue means blues and purples.

High = light, low = dark

All three pairs high is a light color (#E8E8F0); all low is dark (#1A1A24).

Close pairs = gray

The further apart the pairs are, the more saturated the color.

Two high, one low

Red + green = yellow, green + blue = cyan, red + blue = magenta.

How do I read a hex code?

A hex code like #3FA7D6 is three pairs: red (3F), green (A7), and blue (D6). Each runs from 00 (none) to FF (full). So #3FA7D6 is a little red, a fair amount of green, and a lot of blue: a sky blue. More in What are HEX colors?

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