diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/util/helpers/P2PHelper.java b/src/main/java/appeng/util/helpers/P2PHelper.java
index 57ce23dae..151f4d515 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/util/helpers/P2PHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/util/helpers/P2PHelper.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ package appeng.util.helpers;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 
+import net.minecraft.util.text.TextFormatting;
+
 import appeng.api.util.AEColor;
 
 
@@ -57,4 +59,32 @@ public class P2PHelper
 		return (short) ( t & 0xFFFF );
 	}
 
+	public String toHexDigit( AEColor color )
+	{
+		return String.format( "%01X", color.ordinal() );
+	}
+
+	public String toHexString( short frequency )
+	{
+		return String.format( "%04X", frequency );
+	}
+
+	public String toColorHexDigit( AEColor color )
+	{
+		return TextFormatting.fromColorIndex( color.ordinal() ) + this.toHexDigit( color );
+	}
+
+	public String toColorHexString( short frequency )
+	{
+		final AEColor[] colors = toColors( frequency );
+		final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+
+		for( AEColor aeColor : colors )
+		{
+			builder.append( this.toColorHexDigit( aeColor ) );
+		}
+
+		return builder.toString();
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/appeng/util/helpers/P2PHelperTest.java b/src/test/java/appeng/util/helpers/P2PHelperTest.java
index c96a459cd..497a6fb75 100644
--- a/src/test/java/appeng/util/helpers/P2PHelperTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/appeng/util/helpers/P2PHelperTest.java
@@ -32,14 +32,26 @@ public class P2PHelperTest
 
 	private P2PHelper unitUnderTest = new P2PHelper();
 
-	private static short WHITE_FREQUENCY = 0;
-	private static AEColor[] WHITE_COLORS = new AEColor[] { AEColor.WHITE, AEColor.WHITE, AEColor.WHITE, AEColor.WHITE };
+	private static final short WHITE_FREQUENCY = 0;
+	private static final AEColor[] WHITE_COLORS = new AEColor[] { AEColor.WHITE, AEColor.WHITE, AEColor.WHITE, AEColor.WHITE };
 
-	private static short BLACK_FREQUENCY = (short) 0xFFFF;
-	private static AEColor[] BLACK_COLORS = new AEColor[] { AEColor.BLACK, AEColor.BLACK, AEColor.BLACK, AEColor.BLACK };
+	private static final short BLACK_FREQUENCY = (short) 0xFFFF;
+	private static final AEColor[] BLACK_COLORS = new AEColor[] { AEColor.BLACK, AEColor.BLACK, AEColor.BLACK, AEColor.BLACK };
 
-	private static short MULTI_FREQUENCY = (short) 0xE8D1;
-	private static AEColor[] MULTI_COLORS = new AEColor[] { AEColor.RED, AEColor.LIGHT_GRAY, AEColor.GREEN, AEColor.ORANGE };
+	private static final short MULTI_FREQUENCY = (short) 0xE8D1;
+	private static final AEColor[] MULTI_COLORS = new AEColor[] { AEColor.RED, AEColor.LIGHT_GRAY, AEColor.GREEN, AEColor.ORANGE };
+
+	private static final String HEX_WHITE_FREQUENCY = "0000";
+	private static final String HEX_BLACK_FREQUENCY = "FFFF";
+	private static final String HEX_MULTI_FREQUENCY = "E8D1";
+	private static final String HEX_MIN_FREQUENCY = "8000";
+	private static final String HEX_MAX_FREQUENCY = "7FFF";
+
+	private static final String COLOR_STRING_WHITE_FREQUENCY = "§00§00§00§00";
+	private static final String COLOR_STRING_BLACK_FREQUENCY = "§fF§fF§fF§fF";
+	private static final String COLOR_STRING_MULTI_FREQUENCY = "§eE§88§dD§11";
+	private static final String COLOR_STRING_MIN_FREQUENCY = "§88§00§00§00";
+	private static final String COLOR_STRING_MAX_FREQUENCY = "§77§fF§fF§fF";
 
 	@Test
 	public void testToColors()
@@ -66,4 +78,46 @@ public class P2PHelperTest
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testToHexDigit()
+	{
+		assertEquals( "0", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.WHITE ) );
+		assertEquals( "1", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.ORANGE ) );
+		assertEquals( "2", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.MAGENTA ) );
+		assertEquals( "3", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.LIGHT_BLUE ) );
+		assertEquals( "4", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.YELLOW ) );
+		assertEquals( "5", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.LIME ) );
+		assertEquals( "6", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.PINK ) );
+		assertEquals( "7", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.GRAY ) );
+		assertEquals( "8", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.LIGHT_GRAY ) );
+		assertEquals( "9", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.CYAN ) );
+		assertEquals( "A", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.PURPLE ) );
+		assertEquals( "B", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.BLUE ) );
+		assertEquals( "C", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.BROWN ) );
+		assertEquals( "D", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.GREEN ) );
+		assertEquals( "E", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.RED ) );
+		assertEquals( "F", unitUnderTest.toHexDigit( AEColor.BLACK ) );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testToHexString()
+	{
+		assertEquals( HEX_WHITE_FREQUENCY, unitUnderTest.toHexString( WHITE_FREQUENCY ) );
+		assertEquals( HEX_BLACK_FREQUENCY, unitUnderTest.toHexString( BLACK_FREQUENCY ) );
+		assertEquals( HEX_MULTI_FREQUENCY, unitUnderTest.toHexString( MULTI_FREQUENCY ) );
+
+		assertEquals( HEX_MIN_FREQUENCY, unitUnderTest.toHexString( Short.MIN_VALUE ) );
+		assertEquals( HEX_MAX_FREQUENCY, unitUnderTest.toHexString( Short.MAX_VALUE ) );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testToColorHexString()
+	{
+		assertEquals( COLOR_STRING_WHITE_FREQUENCY, unitUnderTest.toColorHexString( WHITE_FREQUENCY ) );
+		assertEquals( COLOR_STRING_BLACK_FREQUENCY, unitUnderTest.toColorHexString( BLACK_FREQUENCY ) );
+		assertEquals( COLOR_STRING_MULTI_FREQUENCY, unitUnderTest.toColorHexString( MULTI_FREQUENCY ) );
+		assertEquals( COLOR_STRING_MIN_FREQUENCY, unitUnderTest.toColorHexString( Short.MIN_VALUE ) );
+		assertEquals( COLOR_STRING_MAX_FREQUENCY, unitUnderTest.toColorHexString( Short.MAX_VALUE ) );
+	}
+
 }