Python PIL | ImageColor.getrgb() Method

PIL is the Python Imaging Library which provides the python interpreter with image editing capabilities. The ImageColor module contains color tables and converters from CSS3-style color specifiers to RGB tuples. This module is used by PIL.Image.Image.new() and the ImageDraw module, among others.

ImageColor.getrgb() Convert a color string to an RGB tuple. If the string cannot be parsed, this function raises a ValueError exception.

Syntax: PIL.ImageColor.getrgb(color)

Parameters:
color – A color string

Returns: (red, green, blue[, alpha])

# importing Image module from PIL package
from PIL import Image, ImageColor

# using getrgb
im = ImageColor.getrgb("orange")
print(im)

im1 = ImageColor.getrgb("red")
print(im1)

Output:

(255, 165, 0)
(255, 0, 0)

Another Example:– Here used different colors.

# importing Image module from PIL package
from PIL import Image, ImageColor

# using getrgb
im = ImageColor.getrgb("blue")
print(im)

im1 = ImageColor.getrgb("yellow")
print(im1)

Output:

(0, 0, 255)
(255, 255, 0)