Adobe Illustrator RGB mode: hex colors different than in Inkscape

Question

Until now, I've used Inkscape for creating simple svg illustrations for the web. I've decided recently to give Adobe Illustrator a try.

One thing that bugs me in Illustrator are hexcolors:

1. I create a new document for the web, so the color palette is RGB.
2. I enter the hex color #c1cedb for an element.
3. I go and check the color in the web browser, it is #ccc
4. The same happens with other hex colors

If I do the same with Inkscape, the color in the web browser is #c1cedb, as expected.

I'm aware of the fact that Illustrator is extremely powerful and complex, so I'm probably just missing a basic detail here. Could someone help me out?

Answer 1

Basically, if you follow these steps, this can't go wrong:

• Create new document
• Go to File > Document Color Mode > RGB Color
• Create a square with hex #C1CEDB
• Go File > Export > Save as type : JPEG(*JPG)
• Make sure the Color Model is set to RGB and not Grayscale

PS: The last step is probably the problem, exporting with Grayscale as Color Model will probably give you something like #CCC or #CDCDCD

Like so: