An RGB raster image has each pixel color encoded with 12 bits. What is the hexadecimal representation for Red in this format?

In an RGB raster image, colors are typically represented using three primary colors: red, green, and blue. Each color channel in this scenario is encoded with 12 bits, suggesting that the 12 bits are divided equally among the three colors. This means that each color channel (red, green, and blue) is allocated 4 bits.

To determine the hexadecimal representation for the color red in this format, we need to consider that the maximum value for 4 bits is represented by four 1s in binary, which equals 15 in decimal. In hexadecimal, 15 is represented as 'F'. Therefore, to represent full intensity red, we would have:

• Red: F (from 4 bits of 1111 in binary)

• Green: 0 (from 4 bits of 0000 in binary)

• Blue: 0 (from 4 bits of 0000 in binary)

When combining these values, the hexadecimal representation for red would be F000. However, typical representation in 6 hex digits uses two positions for each color. In this case, if we represent it with a full hex value size, it would appear as FF0000 to denote full intensity of red, considering the regular RGB format where