mouseColor

returns the color of the pixel that the mouse pointer is over.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

the mouseColor

# Examples

the mouseColor

set the foregroundColor of graphic 1 to the mouseColor

# Description

Use the mouseColor function to find out what color the mouse is over or to select a color from the screen.

The mouseColor is the color of the single pixel under the mouse pointer hot spot. The hot spot is the active point of the cursor. For example, the arrow cursor's hot spot is at its tip, and to select an object, you must click it with the arrow tip.

The value returned by the mouseColor consists of three comma-separated numbers between zero and 255, specifying the level of each of red, green, and blue.

# Tags

ui,

# See

- **keyword:** selection, point - **property:** hotSpot, colors, cursor, foregroundColor - **command:** select - **function:** mouseLoc, mouseStack - **control structure:** function - **glossary:** object, pixel, mouse pointer, integer, return, color reference