---
name: "showrgb"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "x11-xserver-utils"
version: "7.7+11"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/showrgb"
---

# showrgb(1)

display an rgb color-name database

## NAME

showrgb - display an rgb color-name database

## SYNOPSIS

**showrgb** \[ *database* \]

## DESCRIPTION

The *showrgb* program reads an rgb color-name database from a text file and converts it back to source form, printing the result to standard output.  The default database is the one that X was built with, and may be overridden on the command line.  Specify the database name without the *.txt*, *.pag* or *.dir* suffix.

## FILES

- */usr/share/X11/rgb*

  default database.