Color Picker
Pick any color visually, extract colors from uploaded images, and get the exact HEX, RGB, and HSL values. Copy any format with a single click.
Color Picker — Extract Colors from Images & Palettes Free: Pick colors from any image or palette. Fast, free, and secure client-side execution in your browser.
How to Pick Colors
Choose a Method
Use the visual color wheel for free exploration, or upload an image to sample colors directly from a photograph or design.
Select Your Color
Click on the color wheel or click anywhere on your uploaded image. The HEX, RGB, and HSL values update instantly in the panel below.
Copy & Save
Click any color value to copy it to your clipboard. Use the Save button to build a palette of colors you want to reference later.
What Is a Color Picker?
A color picker is a tool that lets you select a specific color and retrieve its digital representation in various formats — HEX codes for CSS, RGB values for graphic design software, and HSL values for programmatic color manipulation. While browsers and design applications include basic color pickers, a dedicated tool provides more flexibility and the critical ability to extract colors from existing images.
Color selection is foundational to design work. Whether you're building a website, creating social media graphics, or designing a logo, the colors you choose set the entire tone and feel of the project. A single shade of blue can communicate trustworthiness (deep navy), playfulness (bright sky blue), or sadness (muted grayish blue). Getting the exact right color requires precise control — not guesswork.
The three formats this tool provides serve different purposes. HEX codes (like #0EA5E9) are the standard in web development because they're compact and universally supported in CSS. RGB values (like rgb(14, 165, 233)) are used in most graphic design software and JavaScript canvas operations. HSL values (like hsl(199, 89%, 48%)) are the most intuitive format for making programmatic color adjustments — want a slightly darker shade? Just reduce the lightness value.
The image color extraction feature is particularly useful when you're trying to match a brand's exact colors from a screenshot, or when you want to build a color palette inspired by a photograph. Upload any image, click on the area whose color interests you, and the tool reads the exact pixel color at that coordinate. Interior designers, web developers, and digital artists use this technique constantly to create cohesive color schemes based on real-world inspiration.
Why Use Our Color Picker?
Pixel-Perfect Accuracy
Extract the exact color at any pixel coordinate on your uploaded image. No approximation — the RGB values are read directly from the canvas data.
Three Format Output
Get your color in HEX, RGB, and HSL simultaneously. Click any value to copy it to your clipboard — ready to paste into CSS, Figma, or code.
Palette Builder
Save multiple colors to build a palette. Great for comparing shades, assembling a brand color kit, or collecting inspiration from multiple images.
Local Processing
Your images are processed in the browser using the Canvas API. Nothing is uploaded to any server — safe for confidential design files.
Frequently Asked Questions
HEX is a compact representation using a hash and six characters (#RRGGBB). RGB defines colors by their red, green, and blue channel intensity (0-255 each). HSL defines colors by hue (0-360°), saturation (0-100%), and lightness (0-100%). All three represent the same color in different notations. HEX is most common in CSS, RGB is standard in design tools, and HSL is most intuitive for making color adjustments.
Yes — upload any JPG, PNG, or WebP image and click anywhere on it to extract the color at that pixel. The image is loaded onto an HTML Canvas element, which allows the tool to read individual pixel data. This works with photographs, screenshots, logos, or any other image format your browser supports.
Saved colors persist for the current session. If you refresh the page, the saved palette is cleared. For permanent storage, copy the HEX values and save them in your project's design documentation or style guide.
It's pixel-perfect. The tool reads the exact RGBA values from the canvas at the coordinates you click. The only limitation is JPEG compression artifacts — if the original image uses heavy compression, neighboring pixels may have slightly different colors than you expect. For maximum accuracy, use PNG or WebP images.
You can extract the exact color values here and then use a contrast checker tool (like our Contrast Checker) to verify WCAG compliance. The HEX values from this tool paste directly into any contrast analysis tool. For web accessibility, you need a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.