Ruby, Generate a random hex color

Question

How can I generate a random hex color with ruby?

Answer 1

You can generate each component independently:

r = rand(255).to_s(16)
g = rand(255).to_s(16)
b = rand(255).to_s(16)

r, g, b = [r, g, b].map { |s| if s.size == 1 then '0' + s else s end }

color = r + g + b      # => e.g. "09f5ab"