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Image Color Picker
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About this tool
About this tool
Image Color Picker samples pixel color data from any uploaded photo or graphic using HTML5 Canvas. Clicking on the image captures the HEX, RGB, and HSL values for instant copying.
Extract exact color palettes and pixel values from screenshots, user interfaces, and photographs. Move your cursor over any part of an uploaded picture to inspect live HEX, RGB, and HSL color codes and build a reusable swatch history.
Built for daily work
- Extract brand HEX color codes from client logos and marketing materials.
- Sample background and text colors from website screenshots for CSS styling.
- Find matching accent colors from photographs for digital design layouts.
- Convert RGB pixel values to HSL notation for responsive theme variables.
How to use this tool
How to use this tool
Move cursor across the picture
Hover over any pixel on the canvas to see real-time HEX, RGB, and HSL color codes.
Click to capture swatches
Click on colors you want to keep to save them into your active color palette history.
Copy color codes to clipboard
Use the copy buttons to grab HEX, RGB, or HSL strings for your CSS stylesheet or design application.
Key features
Key features
Real-time pixel color sampling
Inspect pixel color values instantly as your mouse moves across the uploaded photograph.
HEX, RGB, and HSL code outputs
Get standard web HEX codes, functional RGB strings, and HSL values simultaneously.
Interactive color palette history
Click multiple spots on an image to assemble a visual color swatch palette you can reference.
One-click clipboard copy
Copy formatted color strings with a single click for fast pasting into code editors.
Private browser inspection
Your screenshots and designs stay on your machine. Color picking uses local browser canvas pixel reading.
Practical use cases
Practical use cases
- Extract brand HEX color codes from client logos and marketing materials.
- Sample background and text colors from website screenshots for CSS styling.
- Find matching accent colors from photographs for digital design layouts.
- Convert RGB pixel values to HSL notation for responsive theme variables.
- Inspect color contrast and exact pixel values during frontend development.
Private by default
For local tools, input is processed in your browser and is not sent to application analytics.
Data processing noticeTechnical details
Technical details
Input formatsJPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF
Output formatsHEX, RGB, HSL strings
ProcessingLocal browser Canvas getImageData pixel sampling
Task controlsPrimary color format display selector
Maximum local file25 MB per image file
Workspace featuresLive hover inspection, swatch click capture, clipboard copy buttons
Limitations and important notes
Limitations and important notes
- Browser color management profiles may apply sRGB gamma conversions to display canvas pixels.
- Animated GIF files are sampled from the first static frame.
- Color picking samples a single pixel at cursor position; noisy JPEG compression artifacts can vary adjacent pixel values.
- Always confirm brand colors against official style guides where available.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
The tool reads exact uncompressed 8-bit RGB pixel data from the browser canvas at the selected coordinates.
You can copy HEX (#RRGGBB), RGB functional notation, and HSL functional notation.
No. All image loading and pixel data sampling run locally inside your browser.
Monitor color profiles and calibration affect visual display, but the extracted HEX code always represents the numeric pixel value in the image.
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