---
id: "M:cAlgo.API.Color.FromHex(System.String)"
kind: "method"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.Color"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Utility/Color/FromHex/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# Color.FromHex

Member of [Color](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Utility/Color/index.md).

## FromHex(string hex)

Attempts to convert a hex string to a Color.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI supported · Cloud supported.

C#:

```csharp
public static Color FromHex(string hex)
```

Python:

```python
Color.FromHex(hex: str) -> Color
```

### Parameters

- `hex` (`string`, Python `str`): Hex string to convert to a Color

### Returns

`Color` — A Color that represents the converted hex string.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var color = Color.FromHex("#808080");
Print("R: {0} G: {1} B: {2}", color.R, color.G, color.B);
```

Python:

```python
color = Color.FromHex("#808080")
api.Print(f"R: {color.R} G: {color.G} B: {color.B}")
```