Gluons and its colour charge

Gluons, the exchange particles (bosons) of the strong force, carry the color charge and are responsible for holding quarks together. Unlike electric charge, which only has two types (positive and negative), color charge has three types: red, green, and blue for quarks. Gluons also carry color charge, and they constantly exchange these charges among quarks. The gluons and quarks interact in a way that ensures the total color of any particle remains neutral (or "white"). This means quarks can only combine in specific configurations: Baryons (e.g., protons and neutrons) consist of three quarks, one of each color. Mesons consist of a quark and an antiquark, whose colors cancel each other out