Color Picker
Pick any colour and get hex, RGB, HSL, and CSS values instantly.
Free browser-based tool · Runs 100% on your device · Last updated
What is the Color Picker?
The free Color Picker from Image lets you sample any pixel colour from an uploaded image with a single click. Drop or select your image and click anywhere on the displayed canvas — the exact HEX, RGB, and HSL values of the clicked pixel are shown instantly in a panel alongside a colour swatch. Each colour you pick is added to a Picked Colours history row of swatches at the bottom, so you can compare multiple picks side by side. Click any value to copy it to clipboard.
- → Extracting exact brand colours from a logo or design mockup
- → Identifying hex codes from a screenshot of a website or app for CSS
- → Sampling colours from a photograph to build a matching design palette
- → Checking accessibility contrast by noting foreground and background hex values
How to Use the Color Picker
- 1 Drop or select an image in the drop zone.
- 2 Click anywhere on the image canvas — a crosshair cursor guides you.
- 3 The exact HEX, RGB, and HSL values are shown in the panel below the image.
- 4 Click copy next to any value format to copy it to clipboard.
- 5 Your picks are stored in the Picked Colours swatches — click any swatch to revisit it.
Key Features
- 🎨 HEX, RGB, and HSL outputAll three common colour formats displayed for every picked pixel.
- 🖱️ Click-anywhere pickingA crosshair cursor lets you pick any pixel on the uploaded image.
- 🕐 Colour pick historyUp to 12 recent picks stored as swatches — click any to revisit its values.
- 📋 One-click copyCopy any colour format to clipboard instantly.
- 🆓 Free, browser-basedNo upload — the image stays in your browser; pixel data is read locally.
Example Usage
Upload: brand-logo.png · Click: blue background area
HEX: #0284C7 · RGB: rgb(2, 132, 199) · HSL: hsl(199, 98%, 39%)
Frequently Asked Questions about the Color Picker
- What is the Color Picker?
- The Color Picker is a free online tool that lets you pick any colour and get hex, RGB, HSL, and CSS values instantly. It runs entirely in your browser, so there is nothing to install and nothing is uploaded to a server.
- Is the Color Picker free?
- Yes — the Color Picker is completely free, with no account, subscription, signup, or usage limits.
- Is my data uploaded or stored?
- No. The Color Picker processes everything locally in your browser. Your input is never uploaded, saved, or shared with any server.
- Does the Color Picker work offline?
- Yes. Once the page has finished loading, the Color Picker works without an internet connection.
- Which browsers does the Color Picker work in?
- The Color Picker works in all modern browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge — no plugins or extensions needed.
- How accurate is the colour picker?
- The tool reads the exact pixel colour at the clicked coordinates from the full-resolution image using the Canvas API. The result is accurate to the individual pixel — there is no averaging or approximation.
- Can I pick colours from PNG images with transparency?
- Yes — but the alpha (transparency) channel is not included in the output, only the RGB values of the pixel colour. Fully transparent pixels will show as black (0, 0, 0).
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