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bash color picker
#/bin/bash
color=$(gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell.Screenshot --object-path /org/gnome/Shell/Screenshot --method org.gnome.Shell.Screenshot.PickColor)
echo "COLOR: $color"
numbers=$(echo $color | sed 's/[^0-9,.]*//g')
echo "FLOAT: $numbers"
rgb=$(echo $numbers | awk -F',' '{ print $1 * 255, $2 * 255, $3 * 255 }')
echo "RGB: $rgb"
printf "HEX: #%x%x%x\n" $rgb
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