Functions Reference

FILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 247
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 7.0
Description
Numbers returned by this function can be passed as the color parameter in the TextColor or
TextColorRemove functions. The RGB function uses the following formula to calculate the result:
red * 256
2
+ green * 256 + blue
where 256
2
= 65536
Tip To determine the RGB value of a color:
• (Windows) In Layout mode, click the Fill Color palette in the formatting bar and choose
Other Color. Values are shown for each of the basic colors.
• (Mac OS) Start the DigitalColor Meter application in the Applications/Utilities folder. Choose
RGB As Actual Value, 8-bit. Move the pointer over colors onscreen to see their values.
Examples
RGB(255;0;0) returns 16711680 representing red.
RGB(0;255;0) returns 65280 representing green.
RGB(0;0;255) returns 255 representing blue.
RGB(0;0;0) returns 0 representing black.
RGB(255;255;255) returns 16777215 representing white.
Using a table with text fields FirstName and LastName, specify the following auto-enter calculation
for a third field called FullName that displays FirstName in orange and LastName in purple:
TextColor(FirstName;RGB(255;165;0)) &" "&
TextColor(LastName;RGB(160;32;240))
Related topics
Contents
Functions reference (alphabetical list)
TextColor
Purpose
Changes the color of text to the color specified by the RGB function.
Format
TextColor(text;RGB(red;green;blue))
Parameters
text - any text expression or text field
RGB(red;green;blue) - any integer from 0 to 16777215 obtained by combining the red, green,
and
blue values (each ranging from 0 to 255) to represent a color