RGB

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adjective

ˌär-(ˌ)jē-ˈbē 

: 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.

RGB

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noun

: the color model of three-color video displays using red, green, and blue light compare cmyk

Examples of RGB in a Sentence

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Noun

Sony did manage to come out a comfortable winner of the RGB LED section of the shootout with its Bravia 9 II, but the Samsung OLED TV’s scores were comfortably the best of the six TVs together. — John Archer, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The panel also displays 100% of the sRGB gamut and has the second-broadest Adobe RGB coverage in this test group. — John Loeffler, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026

There are currently 30 members — all of them versed in the jargon of ADUs and MIH and RGB. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 July 2026

The program, which was announced in April and is housed under the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement, was first tasked with getting people to turn out for the RGB public hearings but is expected to take on other issues, as well. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

red-green-blue (colors used in television transmission)

First Known Use

Adjective

1979, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1985, in the meaning defined above