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Image Colour Picker

Click anywhere on an image to get the exact colour in HEX, RGB and HSL — and see the eight colours that dominate the picture.

How to image colour picker

  1. 1

    Add your file

    Drop your file into the box above or click to browse. It's processed privately in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

  2. 2

    Choose your options

    Adjust the available settings to get exactly the result you need.

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    Download the result

    Run the tool and download your file instantly — no sign-up, no watermark.

About Image Colour Picker

Matching a colour to an image comes up constantly — a button that should pick up a tone from a hero photograph, a slide background drawn from a product shot, a chart that has to sit alongside a brand image without clashing. Guessing from the screen is unreliable because your display, the ambient light and any colour management in between all shift what you see.

Sampling the pixel removes the guesswork. Click anywhere and you get the exact value in the three formats that get used in practice: HEX for stylesheets and design tools, RGB when you need the channels, and HSL when you want to keep a hue and change its lightness.

The dominant colour palette answers the other half of the question. Rather than hunting for a representative colour by eye, you get the eight that actually make up most of the image, with the proportion each covers — which is usually a better starting point for a palette than any single pixel.

Frequently asked questions

How accurate is the picked colour?+

It is the exact value of the pixel you clicked. Large images are scaled down for display, and the click is mapped back to the image, so the value comes from the real pixel data.

What are the dominant colours?+

The image's pixels are grouped into colour buckets and the eight busiest are shown, with the share of the image each one covers. It is a quick way to pull a palette out of a photograph.

Which format should I use?+

HEX for CSS and design tools, RGB when you need the channels separately, and HSL when you want to adjust lightness or saturation while keeping the hue.

Can I copy a colour?+

Click any value or any swatch and it is copied to your clipboard.

Does it work with transparent images?+

Yes. Transparent pixels are excluded from the palette so the background does not skew the result.

Is my image uploaded?+

No. The image is read into a canvas in your browser and the pixels never leave your device.

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