Research Article

Tongue Color Analysis for Medical Application

Table 2

RGB and CIELAB values of the 12 colors.

Color R G B L A B

C (Cyan) 188 188 185 76.0693 −0.5580 1.3615
R (Red) 189 99 91 52.2540 34.8412 21.3002
B (Blue) 183 165 180 69.4695 9.5423 −5.4951
P (Purple) 226 142 214 69.4695 42.4732 −23.8880
DR (Deep red) 136 72 49 37.8424 24.5503 25.9396
LR (Light red) 227 150 147 69.4695 28.4947 13.3940
LP (Light purple) 225 173 207 76.0693 24.3246 −9.7749
LB (Light blue) 204 183 186 76.0693 7.8917 0.9885
BK (Black) 107 86 56 37.8424 3.9632 20.5874
GY (Gray) 163 146 143 61.6542 5.7160 3.7317
W (White) 200 167 160 70.9763 10.9843 8.2952
Y (Yellow) 166 129 93 56.3164 9.5539 24.4546