trying to convert rgb from a .net Color to a string such as “red” or “blue”

Question

All of my methods are failing me in various ways. different lighting can mess it all up too.

has anyone every trying to return a name given a rgb value? \"red\" \"gr

Answer 1

I personally find it more natural to think of colors in terms of hue/saturation/brightness than RGB values, and I think that would work well for you in this case. Try this:

Assign color names to certain ranges of the spectrum, as you see fit. For example, maybe red is 0-39, orange is 40-79, etc. (those are arbitrary numbers - I have no idea if they fit on any kind of scale or not). Then calculate the hue from your RGB value (you can find a formula here, although there may be others). Once you know the hue, you know what range of the spectrum it's in, and you can give it a name.