About X-Rite

About X-Rite Our Company

Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan with locations around the world, we are the global leader in color trends, science and technology. Through strategic acquisitions and innovations, we have expanded our color expertise to include insights from PANTONE®, Gretag Macbeth, and Munsell Color.  Our comprehensive knowledge serves a range of industries that touch many of today’s consumer products, including packaging, apparel, footwear, electronics, cosmetics, home furnishings, paint, food and beverage, and construction. Together under the Danaher umbrella, we deliver an integrated set of products and services that help customers get color right.

Our end-to-end solutions are designed for all things color – specification, communication, formulation, measurement, management, tracking and reporting for raw materials, paper-based products, ink, photography, video, metal, glass, textiles, plastics, and wood. Not only do our solutions help our customers determine what is achievable, but they also ensure consistent, accurate, and reliable color is formulated and produced throughout the production cycle and across the supply chain.