diff --git a/internal/slideshow/palette.go b/internal/slideshow/palette.go
index d2ee1cc..c0317dc 100644
--- a/internal/slideshow/palette.go
+++ b/internal/slideshow/palette.go
@@ -65,5 +65,5 @@ func getColorPalette(image string, amount int) ([]color.Color, error) {
 // parse rgb color values to hex
 func rgbToHex(color color.Color) string {
 	r, g, b, _ := color.RGBA()
-	return fmt.Sprintf("#%02x%02x%02x", r, g, b)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%02x%02x%02x", uint8(r>>8), uint8(g>>8), uint8(b>>8))
 }