Pick Colors From an Image

Load an image and click any pixel to read its exact HEX, RGB, and HSL values, with an automatic palette of the picture's dominant colors built for you. Everything runs client-side in your browser, so the image never leaves your device.

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Max file size 16 MB per image

Output HEX, RGB and HSL values plus a dominant-color palette

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Engine Client-side JavaScript, fully private

How to use the Image Color Picker

Load an imageDrop a picture into the tool. It opens directly in your browser without being uploaded anywhere.
Click a pixelClick anywhere on the image to sample that exact pixel. The HEX, RGB, and HSL values appear instantly.
Copy the code you needCopy the value in whichever notation your CSS, design tool, or template expects.
Use the auto paletteReview the dominant colors extracted from the whole image and copy any swatch with one click.

How picking colors from an image works

The Image Color Picker turns any picture into a source of exact color values. Load a photo, logo, screenshot, or mockup, click a pixel, and read its color as a HEX code, an RGB triplet, and an HSL set simultaneously. Alongside the eyedropper, the tool analyzes the whole image and assembles a palette of its dominant colors, which is the fastest way to lift a usable color scheme from a photograph or brand asset.

Unlike the other HotIMG tools, this one does all its work client-side. The image is read by your browser on a local canvas and is never uploaded, which means picking is instant, works on sensitive material, and leaves no hosted copy behind. If you do want the image itself online with a shareable link, upload it to HotIMG separately.

HEX, RGB, or HSL

HEX is the compact six-digit form that CSS, design tools, and brand guidelines use most. When someone asks for "the color code", they usually mean this.
RGB expresses the same color as red, green, and blue channels from 0 to 255, handy in code that manipulates channels or adds alpha transparency.
HSL describes hue, saturation, and lightness, which is the form you want when adjusting a color: darken a button hover state by dropping lightness, mute a background by dropping saturation.

The automatic palette

The palette scans every pixel and surfaces the colors that dominate the image, filtering out one-off noise. Designers use it to build mood boards from photography, developers use it to theme a UI around a hero image, and marketers use it to keep graphics consistent with product shots. Sample a few photos from the same shoot and you will quickly see which colors define the set.

When to pick colors from an image

Recovering brand colors from a logo when nobody can find the style guide.
Translating a designer's mockup into CSS values without guessing.
Grabbing accent colors from a screenshot of a site you admire; pair it with the screenshot sharing workflow when captures are part of your daily loop.
Building a color scheme for slides or a poster from the event photo it will accompany.
Feeding an exact brand color into an icon, then converting the finished mark with the favicon generator.

Tips for accurate picks

Zoom in before clicking. Anti-aliased edges blend neighboring colors, so sample from the flat center of a shape, not its border.
JPG compression shifts pixel values slightly; pick from a PNG original when precision matters.
Photographed screens and printed pages carry lighting casts. A direct screenshot or export always beats a photo of one.
Sample several spots within what looks like one color. If they disagree wildly, use the palette swatch instead, which averages the region sensibly.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is my image uploaded to a server?

No. The color picker runs entirely in your browser on a local canvas, so the image never leaves your device. That makes it safe to use on private designs and unreleased work.

What are HEX, RGB, and HSL used for?

They are three notations for the same color. HEX is standard in CSS and design handoffs, RGB exposes the raw channel values, and HSL makes adjustments like darkening or desaturating intuitive.

Why does the picked color look different elsewhere?

Displays and apps apply color profiles differently, and JPG compression nudges pixel values. The tool reports the actual value stored in the file, which is the number you should build with.

How does the automatic palette work?

The tool analyzes the full image and clusters similar pixels, then surfaces the most dominant resulting colors as swatches. It ignores stray single pixels, so the palette reflects what the eye actually sees.

Can I pick colors from a photo of a screen?

You can, but ambient light and screen glow shift the values. For faithful colors, take a real screenshot or export the asset directly instead of photographing your monitor.