RGB color code for windwos dialogue box

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Please what is the RGB clour code for usual windows dialogue back ground.
I am writing a windows routine in which I need to select a text background that matches
the dialogue box colour, but I do not know the RGB colour code for it. Can any one help me?

Posted 7-Aug-11 23:41pm

Gbenbam

Updated 7-Aug-11 23:45pm

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Solution 1

CTRL-Printscreen to grab a screen shot. Paint will then let you work out your color values. Paint.NET will give them to you in hex.

Posted 7-Aug-11 23:46pm

Christian Graus

Solution 3

mbue's response works most of the time... in cases when you're not using a standard color... you can do the following:

//Extract window background color
CDC *wndDC = m_WndofInterest->GetDC(); //Get a DC to the wnd of interest
COLORREC wndBK = wndDC->GetPixel(0,0); //Get color of a pixel (origin here)
ReleaseDC(wndDC);                      //Done, release DC

Posted 8-Aug-11 9:46am

Albert Holguin

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mbue 8-Aug-11 16:21pm


HDC      hdc = GetDC(hDlg);
HBRUSH   hbr = (HBRUSH)SendMessage(hDlg,WM_CTLCOLORDLG,(WPARAM)hdc,(LPARAM)hDlg);
LOGBRUSH logb;

ReleaseDC(hDlg,hdc);

if(GetObject(hbr,sizeof(logb),&logb))
{
  logb.lbColor; // <- here is the color
}

Solution 4

The RGB code for default windows dialogue background color is RGB(235,233,237)

Posted 8-Aug-11 22:02pm

coderDinesh

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mbue · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-07T23:53:00

Solution 2

GetSysColor(COLOR_BTNFACE)

Regards.

Posted 7-Aug-11 23:53pm

mbue

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Richard MacCutchan 9-Aug-11 7:58am

I think you can also use CTLCOLOR_DLG, although it is not the same as COLOR_BTNFACE.

mbue 9-Aug-11 14:29pm

See my statement at solution 3. ;)