Subject: Re: bug#36304: 27.0.50; request: switch to the superior HTML #RGB convention for colors

From: Richard Stallman <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 21:54:38 -0400

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  > We're still using the X convention. It's time to switch. The HTML
  > convention is what virtually everyone would expect these days, it
  > allows specifying "white" concisely, and it's what we use in some
  > contexts, such as when rendering SVGs.

It seems plausible to me, speaking as a non-expert.

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