###### (This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current stable version.)
# SDL_GetSurfaceColorMod

Get the additional color value multiplied into blit operations.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_surface.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_surface.h)

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_GetSurfaceColorMod(SDL_Surface * surface,
                           Uint8 * r, Uint8 * g,
                           Uint8 * b);
```

## Function Parameters

|                              |             |                                                         |
| ---------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| [SDL_Surface](SDL_Surface) * | **surface** | the [SDL_Surface](SDL_Surface) structure to query.      |
| Uint8 *                      | **r**       | a pointer filled in with the current red color value.   |
| Uint8 *                      | **g**       | a pointer filled in with the current green color value. |
| Uint8 *                      | **b**       | a pointer filled in with the current blue color value.  |

## Return Value

(int) Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_GetSurfaceAlphaMod](SDL_GetSurfaceAlphaMod)
- [SDL_SetSurfaceColorMod](SDL_SetSurfaceColorMod)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategorySurface](CategorySurface)