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Free Image Color Picker

Grab the exact HEX, RGB, and HSL value of any color — from an uploaded image or from anywhere on your screen. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

Pick a Color

Drop an image or paste a screenshot — or click to upload

Paste with Ctrl/Cmd+V, then hover to pick a color

…or paste an image URL

Picked Color

#3DB8D4

HEX

RGB

HSL

Your Palette

Picked colors collect here — click any to copy its HEX.

Variations

The purpose of this section is to accurately produce tints (pure white added) and shades (pure black added) of your selected color in 10% increments.

Pro Tip: Use shades for hover states and shadows, tints for highlights and backgrounds.

Shades

Darker variations created by adding black to your base color.

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Tints

Lighter variations created by adding white to your base color.

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Color Combinations

Each harmony has its own mood. Use harmonies to brainstorm color combos that work well together.

How to UseClick any color to copy its hex value. These combinations are mathematically proven to create visual harmony.

Why It MattersColor harmonies create balance and evoke specific emotions in your designs.

Complement

A color and its opposite on the color wheel, +180 degrees of hue. High contrast.

Best for: High-impact designs, CTAs, logos

Split-complementary

A color and two adjacent to its complement, +/-30 degrees of hue from the value opposite the main color. Bold like a straight complement, but more versatile.

Best for: Vibrant yet balanced layouts

Triadic

Three colors spaced evenly along the color wheel, each 120 degrees of hue apart. Best to allow one color to dominate and use the others as accents.

Best for: Playful, energetic designs

Analogous

Three colors of the same luminance and saturation with hues that are adjacent on the color wheel, 30 degrees apart. Smooth transitions.

Best for: Nature-inspired, calming interfaces

Monochromatic

Three colors of the same hue with luminance values +/-50%. Subtle and refined.

Best for: Minimalist, sophisticated designs

Tetradic

Two sets of complementary colors, separated by 60 degrees of hue.

Best for: Rich, diverse color schemes

Color Theory Principles

BalanceUse one dominant color, support with secondary, and accent sparingly.

ContrastEnsure sufficient contrast for readability and accessibility.

HarmonyColors should work together to create a unified visual experience.

Pick a color from anywhere

Whether you are matching a brand color from a logo, lifting a shade from a screenshot, or sampling a competitor’s site, this tool gets you the exact value in HEX, RGB, and HSL. The Pick from screen button uses your browser’s built-in eyedropper to grab a color from any pixel on your screen — even outside this page. The image picker lets you upload a photo or logo and hover to find the precise shade with a zoom loupe.

How to use the color picker

Pick from screen — click the button and your cursor becomes an eyedropper; click any pixel on screen to capture its color (Chrome and Edge).
Or upload an image — drop in a photo, logo, or screenshot, then hover to preview and click to lock in a color.
Copy the value you need — HEX for CSS and design tools, RGB or HSL for fine-tuning.
Build a palette — every color you pick is saved to your palette, and we auto-extract the dominant colors from any image you load.

Working on your site’s look? Pair this with our favicon generator and image compressor to get your brand assets production-ready.

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Common Questions

Image Color Picker FAQ

How does “pick from screen” work?

It uses the EyeDropper API built into modern Chromium browsers (Chrome and Edge). Click the button and your cursor turns into an eyedropper — click any pixel anywhere on your screen, including other windows, and the exact color is captured. If your browser does not support it, you can still upload an image and pick from that.

Is my image uploaded to a server?

No. The image is read and analyzed entirely in your browser using a canvas — it never leaves your device, and nothing is stored. Close the tab and it is gone.

What is the difference between HEX, RGB, and HSL?

They are three ways to write the same color. HEX (like #3DB8D4) is the most common in web design and CSS. RGB describes the red, green, and blue mix. HSL describes hue, saturation, and lightness, which is handy for making a color lighter or darker. This tool gives you all three for every color you pick.

Why can’t I pick colors from some image URLs?

Some websites block other sites from reading their images (a browser security rule called CORS). If a pasted URL will not let us read its pixels, download the image and upload it instead — that always works.