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ColorFormat.RGB Property

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Returns or sets an MsoRGBType that represents the red-green-blue (RGB) value of the specified color. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.RGB

expression   A variable that represents a ColorFormat object.

Return Value
MsoRGBType

Example

This example creates a new shape to the first page of the active publication and sets the fill color to red.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub SetFill()
    ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes.AddShape(Type:=msoShape5pointStar, _
        Left:=100, Top:=100, Width:=100, Height:=100).Fill.ForeColor _
        .RGB = RGB(Red:=255, Green:=0, Blue:=0)
End Sub

This example returns the value of the foreground color of the first shape on the first page of the active document. This example assumes that there is at least one shape on the first page of the active publication.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub ShowFillColor()
    MsgBox "The RGB fill value of this shape is " & _
        ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes(1).Fill.ForeColor.RGB & "."
End Sub

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