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Color Picker from Image

Upload an image to pick colors and generate a palette.

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About Image Color Picker

Upload an image and click anywhere on it to read the exact colour of that pixel, returned as a HEX and RGB value you can copy straight into a stylesheet or design file.

How the reading works

The image is drawn to a canvas in your browser and the pixel under your cursor is read directly from it. That means the value is the true stored colour, not an approximation — but it also means it is the colour of one single pixel, which on a photograph can differ noticeably from the colour you think you are pointing at.

For a brand or theme colour, sample several points. Photographs carry compression noise and lighting variation, so neighbouring pixels in what looks like a flat area can differ by several values. Take three or four readings across the region and use the one that repeats.

Why doesn't the picked colour match the original design?

Two common reasons. If the image is a JPG, compression has already shifted pixel values slightly — especially near edges. And if the screenshot was taken on a wide-gamut display or with a colour filter active, the captured values are not the source values. Sample from the original asset whenever you have it.

Can I pick colours from anywhere on screen?

Not from a web page — the browser deliberately restricts a page to reading only images you have loaded into it. To sample from another application, use your operating system's built-in picker: Digital Colour Meter on macOS, or the eyedropper in Windows Power Toys.