: being or using a video signal in which each component of the signal (such as chrominance and luminance) is carried over a separate wire
an RGB computer monitor
Note: Video and television displays commonly use the RGB color model of combined red, green, and blue light to produce their images. This system is so common that the name for the color model has been adopted to refer to the video signal carrying this information.
: the color model of three-color video displays using red, green, and blue light compare cmyk
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Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
This suite includes an RGB-D depth camera, a thermal camera, a wide-angle RGB camera, a high-power LED, and LiDAR.
—New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
Under Mayor Adams the RGB raised the rent every year, ignoring tenants who have been and continue to struggle to make ends meet.
—Joanne Grell, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
The robot includes a perception system with dual RGB and RGB-D cameras, optional 3D LiDAR, and a six-microphone circular array for voice interaction.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
The old one was a single 50 watt RGB Pixel.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Previous research has pursued a number of different ways to recover spectral details from conventional smartphone RGB camera data.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
With a color gamut of 99% DCI-P3, 99% Adobe RGB and 100% sRGB, KTC boasts that its 5K display can present richer hues and deeper gradients than Apple’s reference displays.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Our favorite is the Corsair K70 RGB PRO Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, which has excellent responsiveness in the keys, all in a sturdy design.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
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If this level of bloom is typical for the category, RGB LED models will be a harder sell over OLEDs with no bloom, or even high-end conventional mini-LED TVs that show much less bloom (such as the aforementioned TCL X11L).
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
This suite includes an RGB-D depth camera, a thermal camera, a wide-angle RGB camera, a high-power LED, and LiDAR.
—New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
Under Mayor Adams the RGB raised the rent every year, ignoring tenants who have been and continue to struggle to make ends meet.
—Joanne Grell, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
The robot includes a perception system with dual RGB and RGB-D cameras, optional 3D LiDAR, and a six-microphone circular array for voice interaction.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
The old one was a single 50 watt RGB Pixel.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Previous research has pursued a number of different ways to recover spectral details from conventional smartphone RGB camera data.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
With a color gamut of 99% DCI-P3, 99% Adobe RGB and 100% sRGB, KTC boasts that its 5K display can present richer hues and deeper gradients than Apple’s reference displays.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Our favorite is the Corsair K70 RGB PRO Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, which has excellent responsiveness in the keys, all in a sturdy design.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
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“RGB.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RGB. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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