Question

I need the hexadecimal string of color so I am using ColorTranslator.ToHtml() property which returns string hex of Color.

If I choose a random color it returns “#FFF0B6” etc. However, if I choose a system-defined color for example Color.Black it returns “Black” in string.

I need hexadecimal color codes in string whether they are defined in system or not. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

I have found this extension method worked well for me:

public static string ToHexValue(this Color color)
{
   return "#" + color.R.ToString("X2") + 
                color.G.ToString("X2") + 
                color.B.ToString("X2");
}

According to MSDN, that is indeed what ColorTranslator.ToHtml() is intended to do.