---
name: "al_color_rgb_to_html"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro"
version: "5.2.11.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/al_color_rgb_to_html"
---

# al\_color\_rgb\_to\_html(3)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

al\_color\_rgb\_to\_html - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

  ```
  #include <allegro5/allegro_color.h>
  void al_color_rgb_to_html(float red, float green, float blue,
      char *string)
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

Create an HTML-style string representation of an [ALLEGRO\_COLOR(3)](/ALLEGRO_COLOR/3.md), e.g. #00faff.

Parameters:

- •

  red, green, blue - The color components in the range 0..1.

- •

  string - A pointer to a buffer of at least 8 bytes, into which the result will be written (including the NUL terminator).

Example:

-

  ```
  char html[8];
  al_color_rgb_to_html(1, 0, 0, html);
  ```

Now html will contain “#ff0000”.

## SEE ALSO

[al\_color\_html(3)](/al_color_html/3.md), [al\_color\_html\_to\_rgb(3)](/al_color_html_to_rgb/3.md)