RCA cables
Red white yellow
RCA cables are audio and video cables with distinctive cylindrical plugs, color-coded by function: red and white for stereo audio, yellow for composite video.
Named for the Radio Corporation of America, which developed the connector in the 1940s.
Though largely superseded by HDMI for video, RCA connections remain common on audio equipment: Hook up the turntable with the RCA cables.
- audioTransmitted sound content
- videoRecorded moving imagery
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- yellowHue between green and orange
- redPrimary color, warm
audio video · white · left right · plugs · jacks · stereo · stereo receiver · surround sound · analog · television · VCR · DVD · component · phono · connectors · cinch · hookup · plug and play
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- car audiocar radio, car stereo, head unit, stereo, infotainment
- Hi-Fiamplifier, speakers, turntable, headphones, stereo
- VHSVHS, VHS tape, videotape, VCR, rewind
- home entertainmentsmart TV, home theater, media center, streaming device, media player
- turntablesphonograph, turntable, record player, platter, tone arm
RCA cablesHDMI
Audio-video interface standard
Bluetooth · fiber optic cable · DisplayPort · USB-C · wireless transmission
RCA cablesHDMI
Audio-video interface standard
USB-C · wireless · Bluetooth audio · Wi-Fi 6 · digital interfaces