Color Picker From Image

Free online tool to get color code from image. Upload the image and click on any part to get HEX, RGB or HSL color code from any image.

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How To Use Color Picker?

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Upload a picture or directly paste the image URL

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On the canvas, click anywhere to get the html color code of that color.

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On right side, HEX, RGB and HSL code will appear.

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Click on the copy icon next to the color code you want.

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Now use it in your design, code or image editing.

About Tool And Colors

Color Picker From Image

Using image color picker online tool, you can quickly get the RGB, HSL, HEX or HTML color code very easily. This color picker from image tool lets you instantly get the color code either by uploading the image (JPG, PNG, WebP, JPEG) or directly pasting the picture URL.

Once the image is fetched by the tool, the user will be able to see the uploaded image. The user needs to hover to the desired color part and click on it to get the HEX color code or RGB code. Now you can use that code anywhere you want.

Color Codes and Their Significance

HEX

HEX or hexadecimal colors are widely used by developers and designers in web designing. HEX color code is a way of identifying colors using hexadecimal values. There are six digits in a hex code which starts with a hash symbol (#).

The six digit hex code can be further divided into a pair of 3 hex values. The first pair of hex values specifies the levels of the red color. The middle pair of hex values represents the green color and the last pair specifies the level of blue color of a given pixel. You can generalise the HEX code as #RRGGBB.

Each pair can take values from 00 to FF, where 00 represents the absence of that color channel and FF represents its maximum intensity. This means there are 256 possible values for each color channel, ranging from 0 to 255 in decimal.

For example, pure red in HEX would be represented as #FF0000, where FF represents the maximum intensity of red and 00 represents the absence of green and blue. Similarly, pure green would be #00FF00, and pure blue would be #0000FF.

HEX color codes are widely used in web development and graphic designing because they provide a concise and standardized way to specify colors in HTML, CSS.

RGB

RGB is a color code system, used in digital graphics and computing to represent colors. In RGB color code, each color is typically represented by an integer value ranging from 0 to 255 or a floating-point value ranging from 0.0 to 1.0.

In RGB, each color is defined by its intensity of red, green, and blue light. The RGB model is based on the additive color theory, where different combinations of red, green, and blue light create different colors.

By mixing different intensities of red, green, and blue, a different types of colors can be generated. For example, when all the RGB colors are fully mixed in equal proportions you get the pure white color. And when you completely remove all the three colors you get a black color.. Varying the intensity of each color allows for the creation of millions of different colors.

RGB color codes are used in various applications including digital graphics, web design, photo editing software, programming, and electronic displays. They provide a standardized way to specify colors across different devices and platforms.

The RGB color code is the most used color profile in the digital world (computer, mobile, and TV screens). In simple words RGB is the process with which the color is rendered on screen using the color combination of RGB colors i.e RED, Green, and Blue.

HSL

HSL stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. It is a color model based on human perception of colors. HSL color codes are useful in graphic design, web development, and other digital applications where designers need to work with colors in a more intuitive and expressive manner.

Lets go through them one by one.

Hue: This represents the type of color, such as red, blue, or green. It is represented as a degree on the color wheel, ranging from 0 to 360. Red is at 0°, green is at 120°, blue is at 240°, and so on.

Saturation: It refers to the intensity or purity of the color. Represented as a percentage, ranging from 0% (completely desaturated, grayscale) to 100% (fully saturated). Higher saturation values result in more vibrant colors, while lower values produce more muted or pastel colors.

Lightness: This determines how light or dark the color will appear. It is also represented as a percentage, with 0% being completely black (no light) and 100% being completely white (full light). Values in between represent various shades of the color.

They are supported by various software tools and programming languages, allowing for easy conversion between HSL and other color models like RGB or HEX.