GMTCOLORS

NAME
DESCRIPTION
LIST OF COLORS
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NAME

gmtcolors − Explanation of color codes in GMT

DESCRIPTION

Colors can be specified in GMT as arguments to commands, generally as part of the −G or −W options to select polygon fill or outline pen. Colors are also used in color pallette tables (cpt files) that help convert numerical values to colors.
GMT
allows several ways to represent a color:
Colorname

Specify one of the named colors below. All names are case-insensitive.

R/G/B

Specify Red, Green, and Blue levels. Each value is separated by a slash and is in the range from 0 (dark) to 255 (light). This representation is used to color monitors.

#RRGGBB

Specify Red, Green, and Blue levels in the way that it is done in HTML. Use two characters for each color channel, ranging from 00 (dark) to FF (light). Upper and lower case are allowed.

Graylevel

For shades of gray, R = G = B, and only one number needs to be used. This representation is popular with black and white printers.

H-S-V

Specify Hue in the range 0 to 360 (degrees), S saturation between 0 (not saturated) and 1 (fully saturated), and value V between 0 (dark) and 1 (light). Number are separated by hyphens. This representation can be helpful when hue varies a lot.

C/M/Y/K

Specify Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and blacK. Each number is in the range from 0 (no paint) to 1 (maximum paint). This representation is used by most color printers.

LIST OF COLORS

The following list contains the named colors that can be used in GMT and their equivalent color codes.

R

G

B

Name

255

250

250

snow

248

248

255

ghostwhite

255

250

240

floralwhite

255

245

238

seashell

253

245

230

oldlace

250

240

230

linen

250

235

215

antiquewhite

255

239

213

papayawhip

255

235

205

blanchedalmond

255

228

196

bisque

255

218

185

peachpuff

255

222

173

navajowhite

255

228

181

moccasin

255

250

205

lemonchiffon

255

248

220

cornsilk

255

255

240

ivory

240

255

240

honeydew

245

255

250

mintcream

240

255

255

azure

240

248

255

aliceblue

230

230

250

lavender

255

240

245

lavenderblush

255

228

225

mistyrose

25

25

112

midnightblue

0

0

128

navy

0

0

128

navyblue

100

149

237

cornflowerblue

72

61

139

darkslateblue

106

90

205

slateblue

123

104

238

mediumslateblue

132

112

255

lightslateblue

0

0

205

mediumblue

65

105

225

royalblue

0

0

255

blue

0

0

139

darkblue

30

144

255

dodgerblue

70

130

180

steelblue

0

191

255

deepskyblue

135

206

235

skyblue

135

206

250

lightskyblue

119

136

153

lightslategray

119

136

153

lightslategrey

112

128

144

slategray

112

128

144

slategrey

176

196

222

lightsteelblue

173

216

230

lightblue

224

255

255

lightcyan

176

224

230

powderblue

175

238

238

paleturquoise

95

158

160

cadetblue

0

206

209

darkturquoise

72

209

204

mediumturquoise

64

224

208

turquoise

0

255

255

cyan

0

139

139

darkcyan

47

79

79

darkslategray

47

79

79

darkslategrey

102

205

170

mediumaquamarine

127

255

212

aquamarine

0

100

0

darkgreen

144

238

144

lightgreen

143

188

143

darkseagreen

46

139

87

seagreen

60

179

113

mediumseagreen

32

178

170

lightseagreen

152

251

152

palegreen

0

255

127

springgreen

124

252

0

lawngreen

0

255

0

green

127

255

0

chartreuse

0

250

154

mediumspringgreen

173

255

47

greenyellow

50

205

50

limegreen

154

205

50

yellowgreen

34

139

34

forestgreen

107

142

35

olivedrab

85

107

47

darkolivegreen

189

183

107

darkkhaki

240

230

140

khaki

238

232

170

palegoldenrod

238

221

130

lightgoldenrod

255

255

224

lightyellow

250

250

210

lightgoldenrodyellow

255

255

0

yellow

128

128

0

darkyellow

255

215

0

gold

218

165

32

goldenrod

184

134

11

darkgoldenrod

188

143

143

rosybrown

205

92

92

indianred

139

69

19

saddlebrown

160

82

45

sienna

205

133

63

peru

222

184

135

burlywood

245

245

220

beige

245

222

179

wheat

244

164

96

sandybrown

210

180

140

tan

210

105

30

chocolate

178

34

34

firebrick

235

190

85

lightbrown

165

42

42

brown

120

60

30

darkbrown

233

150

122

darksalmon

250

128

114

salmon

255

160

122

lightsalmon

255

192

128

lightorange

255

165

0

orange

255

140

0

darkorange

255

127

80

coral

240

128

128

lightcoral

255

99

71

tomato

255

69

0

orangered

255

0

0

red

255

128

128

lightred

139

0

0

darkred

255

20

147

deeppink

255

105

180

hotpink

255

192

203

pink

255

182

193

lightpink

219

112

147

palevioletred

176

48

96

maroon

199

21

133

mediumvioletred

208

32

144

violetred

139

0

139

darkmagenta

255

0

255

magenta

255

128

255

lightmagenta

238

130

238

violet

218

112

214

orchid

221

160

221

plum

186

85

211

mediumorchid

153

50

204

darkorchid

148

0

211

darkviolet

138

43

226

blueviolet

160

32

240

purple

147

112

219

mediumpurple

216

191

216

thistle

0

0

0

black

105

105

105

dimgray

105

105

105

dimgrey

169

169

169

darkgray

169

169

169

darkgrey

190

190

190

gray

190

190

190

grey

211

211

211

lightgrey

211

211

211

lightgray

220

220

220

gainsboro

245

245

245

whitesmoke

255

255

255

white

255

250

250

snow1

238

233

233

snow2

205

201

201

snow3

139

137

137

snow4

255

245

238

seashell1

238

229

222

seashell2

205

197

191

seashell3

139

134

130

seashell4

255

239

219

antiquewhite1

238

223

204

antiquewhite2

205

192

176

antiquewhite3

139

131

120

antiquewhite4

255

228

196

bisque1

238

213

183

bisque2

205

183

158

bisque3

139

125

107

bisque4

255

218

185

peachpuff1

238

203

173

peachpuff2

205

175

149

peachpuff3

139

119

101

peachpuff4

255

222

173

navajowhite1

238

207

161

navajowhite2

205

179

139

navajowhite3

139

121

94

navajowhite4

255

250

205

lemonchiffon1

238

233

191

lemonchiffon2

205

201

165

lemonchiffon3

139

137

112

lemonchiffon4

255

248

220

cornsilk1

238

232

205

cornsilk2

205

200

177

cornsilk3

139

136

120

cornsilk4

255

255

240

ivory1

238

238

224

ivory2

205

205

193

ivory3

139

139

131

ivory4

240

255

240

honeydew1

224

238

224

honeydew2

193

205

193

honeydew3

131

139

131

honeydew4

255

240

245

lavenderblush1

238

224

229

lavenderblush2

205

193

197

lavenderblush3

139

131

134

lavenderblush4

255

228

225

mistyrose1

238

213

210

mistyrose2

205

183

181

mistyrose3

139

125

123

mistyrose4

240

255

255

azure1

224

238

238

azure2

193

205

205

azure3

131

139

139

azure4

131

111

255

slateblue1

122

103

238

slateblue2

105

89

205

slateblue3

71

60

139

slateblue4

72

118

255

royalblue1

67

110

238

royalblue2

58

95

205

royalblue3

39

64

139

royalblue4

0

0

255

blue1

0

0

238

blue2

0

0

205

blue3

0

0

139

blue4

30

144

255

dodgerblue1

28

134

238

dodgerblue2

24

116

205

dodgerblue3

16

78

139

dodgerblue4

99

184

255

steelblue1

92

172

238

steelblue2

79

148

205

steelblue3

54

100

139

steelblue4

0

191

255

deepskyblue1

0

178

238

deepskyblue2

0

154

205

deepskyblue3

0

104

139

deepskyblue4

135

206

255

skyblue1

126

192

238

skyblue2

108

166

205

skyblue3

74

112

139

skyblue4

176

226

255

lightskyblue1

164

211

238

lightskyblue2

141

182

205

lightskyblue3

96

123

139

lightskyblue4

198

226

255

slategray1

185

211

238

slategray2

159

182

205

slategray3

108

123

139

slategray4

202

225

255

lightsteelblue1

188

210

238

lightsteelblue2

162

181

205

lightsteelblue3

110

123

139

lightsteelblue4

191

239

255

lightblue1

178

223

238

lightblue2

154

192

205

lightblue3

104

131

139

lightblue4

224

255

255

lightcyan1

209

238

238

lightcyan2

180

205

205

lightcyan3

122

139

139

lightcyan4

187

255

255

paleturquoise1

174

238

238

paleturquoise2

150

205

205

paleturquoise3

102

139

139

paleturquoise4

152

245

255

cadetblue1

142

229

238

cadetblue2

122

197

205

cadetblue3

83

134

139

cadetblue4

0

245

255

turquoise1

0

229

238

turquoise2

0

197

205

turquoise3

0

134

139

turquoise4

0

255

255

cyan1

0

238

238

cyan2

0

205

205

cyan3

0

139

139

cyan4

151

255

255

darkslategray1

141

238

238

darkslategray2

121

205

205

darkslategray3

82

139

139

darkslategray4

127

255

212

aquamarine1

118

238

198

aquamarine2

102

205

170

aquamarine3

69

139

116

aquamarine4

193

255

193

darkseagreen1

180

238

180

darkseagreen2

155

205

155

darkseagreen3

105

139

105

darkseagreen4

84

255

159

seagreen1

78

238

148

seagreen2

67

205

128

seagreen3

46

139

87

seagreen4

154

255

154

palegreen1

144

238

144

palegreen2

124

205

124

palegreen3

84

139

84

palegreen4

0

255

127

springgreen1

0

238

118

springgreen2

0

205

102

springgreen3

0

139

69

springgreen4

0

255

0

green1

0

238

0

green2

0

205

0

green3

0

139

0

green4

127

255

0

chartreuse1

118

238

0

chartreuse2

102

205

0

chartreuse3

69

139

0

chartreuse4

192

255

62

olivedrab1

179

238

58

olivedrab2

154

205

50

olivedrab3

105

139

34

olivedrab4

202

255

112

darkolivegreen1

188

238

104

darkolivegreen2

162

205

90

darkolivegreen3

110

139

61

darkolivegreen4

255

246

143

khaki1

238

230

133

khaki2

205

198

115

khaki3

139

134

78

khaki4

255

236

139

lightgoldenrod1

238

220

130

lightgoldenrod2

205

190

112

lightgoldenrod3

139

129

76

lightgoldenrod4

255

255

224

lightyellow1

238

238

209

lightyellow2

205

205

180

lightyellow3

139

139

122

lightyellow4

255

255

0

yellow1

238

238

0

yellow2

205

205

0

yellow3

139

139

0

yellow4

255

215

0

gold1

238

201

0

gold2

205

173

0

gold3

139

117

0

gold4

255

193

37

goldenrod1

238

180

34

goldenrod2

205

155

29

goldenrod3

139

105

20

goldenrod4

255

185

15

darkgoldenrod1

238

173

14

darkgoldenrod2

205

149

12

darkgoldenrod3

139

101

8

darkgoldenrod4

255

193

193

rosybrown1

238

180

180

rosybrown2

205

155

155

rosybrown3

139

105

105

rosybrown4

255

106

106

indianred1

238

99

99

indianred2

205

85

85

indianred3

139

58

58

indianred4

255

130

71

sienna1

238

121

66

sienna2

205

104

57

sienna3

139

71

38

sienna4

255

211

155

burlywood1

238

197

145

burlywood2

205

170

125

burlywood3

139

115

85

burlywood4

255

231

186

wheat1

238

216

174

wheat2

205

186

150

wheat3

139

126

102

wheat4

255

165

79

tan1

238

154

73

tan2

205

133

63

tan3

139

90

43

tan4

255

127

36

chocolate1

238

118

33

chocolate2

205

102

29

chocolate3

139

69

19

chocolate4

255

48

48

firebrick1

238

44

44

firebrick2

205

38

38

firebrick3

139

26

26

firebrick4

255

64

64

brown1

238

59

59

brown2

205

51

51

brown3

139

35

35

brown4

255

140

105

salmon1

238

130

98

salmon2

205

112

84

salmon3

139

76

57

salmon4

255

160

122

lightsalmon1

238

149

114

lightsalmon2

205

129

98

lightsalmon3

139

87

66

lightsalmon4

255

165

0

orange1

238

154

0

orange2

205

133

0

orange3

139

90

0

orange4

255

127

0

darkorange1

238

118

0

darkorange2

205

102

0

darkorange3

139

69

0

darkorange4

255

114

86

coral1

238

106

80

coral2

205

91

69

coral3

139

62

47

coral4

255

99

71

tomato1

238

92

66

tomato2

205

79

57

tomato3

139

54

38

tomato4

255

69

0

orangered1

238

64

0

orangered2

205

55

0

orangered3

139

37

0

orangered4

255

0

0

red1

238

0

0

red2

205

0

0

red3

139

0

0

red4

255

20

147

deeppink1

238

18

137

deeppink2

205

16

118

deeppink3

139

10

80

deeppink4

255

110

180

hotpink1

238

106

167

hotpink2

205

96

144

hotpink3

139

58

98

hotpink4

255

181

197

pink1

238

169

184

pink2

205

145

158

pink3

139

99

108

pink4

255

174

185

lightpink1

238

162

173

lightpink2

205

140

149

lightpink3

139

95

101

lightpink4

255

130

171

palevioletred1

238

121

159

palevioletred2

205

104

137

palevioletred3

139

71

93

palevioletred4

255

52

179

maroon1

238

48

167

maroon2

205

41

144

maroon3

139

28

98

maroon4

255

62

150

violetred1

238

58

140

violetred2

205

50

120

violetred3

139

34

82

violetred4

255

0

255

magenta1

238

0

238

magenta2

205

0

205

magenta3

139

0

139

magenta4

255

131

250

orchid1

238

122

233

orchid2

205

105

201

orchid3

139

71

137

orchid4

255

187

255

plum1

238

174

238

plum2

205

150

205

plum3

139

102

139

plum4

224

102

255

mediumorchid1

209

95

238

mediumorchid2

180

82

205

mediumorchid3

122

55

139

mediumorchid4

191

62

255

darkorchid1

178

58

238

darkorchid2

154

50

205

darkorchid3

104

34

139

darkorchid4

155

48

255

purple1

145

44

238

purple2

125

38

205

purple3

85

26

139

purple4

171

130

255

mediumpurple1

159

121

238

mediumpurple2

137

104

205

mediumpurple3

93

71

139

mediumpurple4

255

225

255

thistle1

238

210

238

thistle2

205

181

205

thistle3

139

123

139

thistle4

0

0

0

gray0

0

0

0

grey0

3

3

3

gray1

3

3

3

grey1

5

5

5

gray2

5

5

5

grey2

8

8

8

gray3

8

8

8

grey3

10

10

10

gray4

10

10

10

grey4

13

13

13

gray5

13

13

13

grey5

15

15

15

gray6

15

15

15

grey6

18

18

18

gray7

18

18

18

grey7

20

20

20

gray8

20

20

20

grey8

23

23

23

gray9

23

23

23

grey9

26

26

26

gray10

26

26

26

grey10

28

28

28

gray11

28

28

28

grey11

31

31

31

gray12

31

31

31

grey12

33

33

33

gray13

33

33

33

grey13

36

36

36

gray14

36

36

36

grey14

38

38

38

gray15

38

38

38

grey15

41

41

41

gray16

41

41

41

grey16

43

43

43

gray17

43

43

43

grey17

46

46

46

gray18

46

46

46

grey18

48

48

48

gray19

48

48

48

grey19

51

51

51

gray20

51

51

51

grey20

54

54

54

gray21

54

54

54

grey21

56

56

56

gray22

56

56

56

grey22

59

59

59

gray23

59

59

59

grey23

61

61

61

gray24

61

61

61

grey24

64

64

64

gray25

64

64

64

grey25

66

66

66

gray26

66

66

66

grey26

69

69

69

gray27

69

69

69

grey27

71

71

71

gray28

71

71

71

grey28

74

74

74

gray29

74

74

74

grey29

77

77

77

gray30

77

77

77

grey30

79

79

79

gray31

79

79

79

grey31

82

82

82

gray32

82

82

82

grey32

84

84

84

gray33

84

84

84

grey33

87

87

87

gray34

87

87

87

grey34

89

89

89

gray35

89

89

89

grey35

92

92

92

gray36

92

92

92

grey36

94

94

94

gray37

94

94

94

grey37

97

97

97

gray38

97

97

97

grey38

99

99

99

gray39

99

99

99

grey39

102

102

102

gray40

102

102

102

grey40

105

105

105

gray41

105

105

105

grey41

107

107

107

gray42

107

107

107

grey42

110

110

110

gray43

110

110

110

grey43

112

112

112

gray44

112

112

112

grey44

115

115

115

gray45

115

115

115

grey45

117

117

117

gray46

117

117

117

grey46

120

120

120

gray47

120

120

120

grey47

122

122

122

gray48

122

122

122

grey48

125

125

125

gray49

125

125

125

grey49

127

127

127

gray50

127

127

127

grey50

130

130

130

gray51

130

130

130

grey51

133

133

133

gray52

133

133

133

grey52

135

135

135

gray53

135

135

135

grey53

138

138

138

gray54

138

138

138

grey54

140

140

140

gray55

140

140

140

grey55

143

143

143

gray56

143

143

143

grey56

145

145

145

gray57

145

145

145

grey57

148

148

148

gray58

148

148

148

grey58

150

150

150

gray59

150

150

150

grey59

153

153

153

gray60

153

153

153

grey60

156

156

156

gray61

156

156

156

grey61

158

158

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gray62

158

158

158

grey62

161

161

161

gray63

161

161

161

grey63

163

163

163

gray64

163

163

163

grey64

166

166

166

gray65

166

166

166

grey65

168

168

168

gray66

168

168

168

grey66

171

171

171

gray67

171

171

171

grey67

173

173

173

gray68

173

173

173

grey68

176

176

176

gray69

176

176

176

grey69

179

179

179

gray70

179

179

179

grey70

181

181

181

gray71

181

181

181

grey71

184

184

184

gray72

184

184

184

grey72

186

186

186

gray73

186

186

186

grey73

189

189

189

gray74

189

189

189

grey74

191

191

191

gray75

191

191

191

grey75

194

194

194

gray76

194

194

194

grey76

196

196

196

gray77

196

196

196

grey77

199

199

199

gray78

199

199

199

grey78

201

201

201

gray79

201

201

201

grey79

204

204

204

gray80

204

204

204

grey80

207

207

207

gray81

207

207

207

grey81

209

209

209

gray82

209

209

209

grey82

212

212

212

gray83

212

212

212

grey83

214

214

214

gray84

214

214

214

grey84

217

217

217

gray85

217

217

217

grey85

219

219

219

gray86

219

219

219

grey86

222

222

222

gray87

222

222

222

grey87

224

224

224

gray88

224

224

224

grey88

227

227

227

gray89

227

227

227

grey89

229

229

229

gray90

229

229

229

grey90

232

232

232

gray91

232

232

232

grey91

235

235

235

gray92

235

235

235

grey92

237

237

237

gray93

237

237

237

grey93

240

240

240

gray94

240

240

240

grey94

242

242

242

gray95

242

242

242

grey95

245

245

245

gray96

245

245

245

grey96

247

247

247

gray97

247

247

247

grey97

250

250

250

gray98

250

250

250

grey98

252

252

252

gray99

252

252

252

grey99

255

255

255

gray100

255

255

255

grey100

FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information on the use of color, read Appendix I of the GMT TECHNICAL REFERENCE AND COOKBOOK.

SEE ALSO

gmtdefaults(1), gmtlogo(1), grdcontour(1), grdvector(1), grdview(1), psbasemap(1), pscoast(1), pscontour(1), pshistogram(1), psimage(1), pslegend(1), psmask(1), psrose(1), pstext(1), pswiggle(1), psxy(1), psxyz(1)