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# Color Formats

Color formats that can be specified under the `kEAGLDrawablePropertyColorFormat` key.

## Topics

### Constants

[`let kEAGLColorFormatRGB565: String`](/documentation/OpenGLES/kEAGLColorFormatRGB565)

Specifies a 16-bit RGB format that corresponds to the OpenGL ES `GL_RGB565` format.

[`let kEAGLColorFormatRGBA8: String`](/documentation/OpenGLES/kEAGLColorFormatRGBA8)

Specifies a 32-bit RGBA format that corresponds to the OpenGL ES `GL_RGBA8888` format.


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