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Ever wonder what a certain color is on the monitor? Sometimes I am stuck in Photoshop, wanting to know the certain RGB values of a color outside of photoshop. As a web designer, knowing exact colors is invaluable.

Every Mac cames with an application called DigitalColor Meter. DigitalColor Meter is located in User:Applications:Utilities:DigitalColor Meter. Navigate there or search for DigitalColor Meter in Spotlight.

Open DigitalColor Meter

Select the type of RGB value I want from the selector.

Precentage RGB

Hexidecimal RGB

Actual RGB

Move the mouse to the exact pixel I wish to sample.

Hit Apple+L to lock the color into the meter.

Hit Shift+Apple+C to copy the color value to the clipboard.

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Written by Steve Blue
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