200 in binary is 1100 1000 and in hex is C8; 255, the largest byte, is FF in hex.
| Decimal | Binary | Hexadecimal | Octal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0000 0000 | 00 | 000 |
| 1 | 0000 0001 | 01 | 001 |
| 2 | 0000 0010 | 02 | 002 |
| 3 | 0000 0011 | 03 | 003 |
| 4 | 0000 0100 | 04 | 004 |
| 5 | 0000 0101 | 05 | 005 |
| 6 | 0000 0110 | 06 | 006 |
| 7 | 0000 0111 | 07 | 007 |
| 8 | 0000 1000 | 08 | 010 |
| 9 | 0000 1001 | 09 | 011 |
| 10 | 0000 1010 | 0A | 012 |
| 11 | 0000 1011 | 0B | 013 |
| 12 | 0000 1100 | 0C | 014 |
| 13 | 0000 1101 | 0D | 015 |
| 14 | 0000 1110 | 0E | 016 |
| 15 | 0000 1111 | 0F | 017 |
| 16 | 0001 0000 | 10 | 020 |
| 17 | 0001 0001 | 11 | 021 |
| 18 | 0001 0010 | 12 | 022 |
| 19 | 0001 0011 | 13 | 023 |
| 20 | 0001 0100 | 14 | 024 |
| 21 | 0001 0101 | 15 | 025 |
| 22 | 0001 0110 | 16 | 026 |
| 23 | 0001 0111 | 17 | 027 |
| 24 | 0001 1000 | 18 | 030 |
| 25 | 0001 1001 | 19 | 031 |
| 26 | 0001 1010 | 1A | 032 |
| 27 | 0001 1011 | 1B | 033 |
| 28 | 0001 1100 | 1C | 034 |
| 29 | 0001 1101 | 1D | 035 |
| 30 | 0001 1110 | 1E | 036 |
| 31 | 0001 1111 | 1F | 037 |
| 32 | 0010 0000 | 20 | 040 |
| 33 | 0010 0001 | 21 | 041 |
| 34 | 0010 0010 | 22 | 042 |
| 35 | 0010 0011 | 23 | 043 |
| 36 | 0010 0100 | 24 | 044 |
| 37 | 0010 0101 | 25 | 045 |
| 38 | 0010 0110 | 26 | 046 |
| 39 | 0010 0111 | 27 | 047 |
| 40 | 0010 1000 | 28 | 050 |
| 41 | 0010 1001 | 29 | 051 |
| 42 | 0010 1010 | 2A | 052 |
| 43 | 0010 1011 | 2B | 053 |
| 44 | 0010 1100 | 2C | 054 |
| 45 | 0010 1101 | 2D | 055 |
| 46 | 0010 1110 | 2E | 056 |
| 47 | 0010 1111 | 2F | 057 |
| 48 | 0011 0000 | 30 | 060 |
| 49 | 0011 0001 | 31 | 061 |
| 50 | 0011 0010 | 32 | 062 |
| 51 | 0011 0011 | 33 | 063 |
| 52 | 0011 0100 | 34 | 064 |
| 53 | 0011 0101 | 35 | 065 |
| 54 | 0011 0110 | 36 | 066 |
| 55 | 0011 0111 | 37 | 067 |
| 56 | 0011 1000 | 38 | 070 |
| 57 | 0011 1001 | 39 | 071 |
| 58 | 0011 1010 | 3A | 072 |
| 59 | 0011 1011 | 3B | 073 |
| 60 | 0011 1100 | 3C | 074 |
| 61 | 0011 1101 | 3D | 075 |
| 62 | 0011 1110 | 3E | 076 |
| 63 | 0011 1111 | 3F | 077 |
| 64 | 0100 0000 | 40 | 100 |
| 65 | 0100 0001 | 41 | 101 |
| 66 | 0100 0010 | 42 | 102 |
| 67 | 0100 0011 | 43 | 103 |
| 68 | 0100 0100 | 44 | 104 |
| 69 | 0100 0101 | 45 | 105 |
| 70 | 0100 0110 | 46 | 106 |
| 71 | 0100 0111 | 47 | 107 |
| 72 | 0100 1000 | 48 | 110 |
| 73 | 0100 1001 | 49 | 111 |
| 74 | 0100 1010 | 4A | 112 |
| 75 | 0100 1011 | 4B | 113 |
| 76 | 0100 1100 | 4C | 114 |
| 77 | 0100 1101 | 4D | 115 |
| 78 | 0100 1110 | 4E | 116 |
| 79 | 0100 1111 | 4F | 117 |
| 80 | 0101 0000 | 50 | 120 |
| 81 | 0101 0001 | 51 | 121 |
| 82 | 0101 0010 | 52 | 122 |
| 83 | 0101 0011 | 53 | 123 |
| 84 | 0101 0100 | 54 | 124 |
| 85 | 0101 0101 | 55 | 125 |
| 86 | 0101 0110 | 56 | 126 |
| 87 | 0101 0111 | 57 | 127 |
| 88 | 0101 1000 | 58 | 130 |
| 89 | 0101 1001 | 59 | 131 |
| 90 | 0101 1010 | 5A | 132 |
| 91 | 0101 1011 | 5B | 133 |
| 92 | 0101 1100 | 5C | 134 |
| 93 | 0101 1101 | 5D | 135 |
| 94 | 0101 1110 | 5E | 136 |
| 95 | 0101 1111 | 5F | 137 |
| 96 | 0110 0000 | 60 | 140 |
| 97 | 0110 0001 | 61 | 141 |
| 98 | 0110 0010 | 62 | 142 |
| 99 | 0110 0011 | 63 | 143 |
| 100 | 0110 0100 | 64 | 144 |
| 101 | 0110 0101 | 65 | 145 |
| 102 | 0110 0110 | 66 | 146 |
| 103 | 0110 0111 | 67 | 147 |
| 104 | 0110 1000 | 68 | 150 |
| 105 | 0110 1001 | 69 | 151 |
| 106 | 0110 1010 | 6A | 152 |
| 107 | 0110 1011 | 6B | 153 |
| 108 | 0110 1100 | 6C | 154 |
| 109 | 0110 1101 | 6D | 155 |
| 110 | 0110 1110 | 6E | 156 |
| 111 | 0110 1111 | 6F | 157 |
| 112 | 0111 0000 | 70 | 160 |
| 113 | 0111 0001 | 71 | 161 |
| 114 | 0111 0010 | 72 | 162 |
| 115 | 0111 0011 | 73 | 163 |
| 116 | 0111 0100 | 74 | 164 |
| 117 | 0111 0101 | 75 | 165 |
| 118 | 0111 0110 | 76 | 166 |
| 119 | 0111 0111 | 77 | 167 |
| 120 | 0111 1000 | 78 | 170 |
| 121 | 0111 1001 | 79 | 171 |
| 122 | 0111 1010 | 7A | 172 |
| 123 | 0111 1011 | 7B | 173 |
| 124 | 0111 1100 | 7C | 174 |
| 125 | 0111 1101 | 7D | 175 |
| 126 | 0111 1110 | 7E | 176 |
| 127 | 0111 1111 | 7F | 177 |
How it is computed
Binary writes the number in powers of 2 (8 bits, grouped by four), hexadecimal in powers of 16 (digits 0–9 then A–F), octal in powers of 8. Each group of four bits maps to exactly one hex digit, which is why hex is the usual shorthand for bytes.
FAQ
How do I convert binary to hex by hand?+
Split the bits into groups of four from the right and replace each group by its hex digit: 1100 1000 → C8.
Why does a byte stop at 255?+
A byte has 8 bits, so it holds 2⁸ = 256 different values, numbered 0 to 255 (FF in hex).