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Color Picker from Image

Click any pixel to get its exact color — free, private, right in your browser.

Drag & drop an image, or click to browse

Click a spot on your image to see its color here.

What Is a Color Picker?

A color picker (also called an eyedropper tool) lets you click anywhere on an image to read the exact color at that pixel — as HEX, RGB, or HSL. It's a staple for designers matching a brand color from a logo, developers pulling a color for CSS, or anyone who just needs to know exactly what shade something is. Under the hood, it reads the raw pixel data from the image file directly using the Canvas API, so the value you get is the color as it's actually stored in the file — not an approximation based on how your particular screen happens to render it.

How to Use This Color Picker

  1. 1Upload your imageDrag and drop it in, or click to browse.
  2. 2Click anywhere on the imageThe exact pixel color under your click is read instantly.
  3. 3Copy the value you needHEX, RGB, or HSL — click any of them to copy it to your clipboard.

Common Uses for a Color Picker

  • Matching a brand color from a logo file when the original design file or style guide isn't available.
  • Pulling a color straight out of a photo — a sky, a product, a fabric swatch — to use as a background or accent in a design.
  • Checking exactly what shade a screenshot is showing, useful for debugging a CSS color that looks slightly off.
  • Building a quick color palette by sampling several points across a reference image or mood board.

Good to Know

  • HEX (like #4f46e5) is the most common format for CSS and design tools.
  • RGB and HSL are useful when you need to programmatically adjust a color — HSL especially, since lightness and saturation are separate values.
  • Your last 8 picked colors are kept as a quick-reference strip during your session — handy for comparing a few shades from the same image.
  • Zoom in on your source image before uploading (or upload a higher-resolution version) if you need to pick a very small, precise detail — the tool reads whatever pixel is under your click at the image's actual resolution.
  • Nothing is uploaded — the color is read directly from the image data in your browser.

Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate is the picked color?

It reads the exact pixel value from the image data — as accurate as the image file itself. Keep in mind that a heavily compressed JPEG can have slightly shifted colors compared to the original scene due to compression artifacts, so a lossless source (PNG) gives the most trustworthy reading.

What's the difference between HEX, RGB, and HSL?

They're three ways of describing the same color. HEX and RGB describe it as red/green/blue amounts; HSL describes it as hue (the color itself), saturation (intensity), and lightness — often more intuitive to adjust by hand, since sliding lightness alone gives you a lighter or darker version of the exact same color.

Can I pick colors from a screenshot?

Yes — any image file works, including screenshots, as long as it's a supported format (PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, or HEIC).

Why does the color look slightly different from what I expected on screen?

Every screen renders color slightly differently depending on its calibration and brightness settings — the value picked here is the raw data stored in the file, which is the objectively correct answer even if your particular display shows it a little warmer or cooler.

Can I pick more than one color at a time?

Each click reads one pixel, but your last 8 picks stay visible in a history strip during your session, so you can build up a small palette by clicking several spots in sequence.

Is my image uploaded to a server?

No. The color is read directly from the image in your browser — nothing is uploaded.