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About Color Picker From Image

Pick an exact color from any image and copy HEX, RGB, HSL or HSV values. Build and export a palette locally in your browser.

Tool details and FAQUse cases, limits, privacy, and related tools

Overview

Use this image color picker to sample an exact source pixel or extract a dominant palette from one JPEG, PNG, or WebP image. The image stays in your browser, and you can copy color values, keep selected colors, or export a reusable palette.

Best for

  • Finding a HEX code from a logo, screenshot, photo, or design reference.
  • Comparing exact picked pixels with a dominant image palette.
  • Copying alpha-aware RGB, HSL, and HSV values for design or development.
  • Exporting selected colors as CSS variables, JSON, or a PNG swatch sheet.

Not for

  • Matching physical paint, fabric, print, Pantone, or other calibrated colors.
  • Sampling remote image URLs, animated images, RAW files, or production image batches.

How it works

  1. Choose, drag, or paste one JPEG, PNG, or WebP image.
  2. Point at the image and use the magnifier to select an exact source pixel.
  3. Copy HEX, RGB, HSL, or HSV values, or lock colors into a working palette.
  4. Extract dominant colors and export the selected or dominant palette.

Limits and privacy

Images are limited to 20 MB and 50,000,000 pixels. Exact colors come from decoded canvas pixels, while dominant colors are estimates from a downsampled copy. Camera lighting, display calibration, color profiles, and browser decoding can make photographed or printed colors differ from the physical object.

Common uses

  • Identify a website color from a screenshot.
  • Pull brand colors from a logo or design reference.
  • Check transparent PNG pixels with alpha-aware values.
  • Create CSS variables or JSON from a small working palette.
  • Extract a four-, six-, or eight-color dominant palette from a photo.

Useful facts

  • Tiny Work Tools Color Picker From Image processes the source image locally in the browser.
  • Exact pointer sampling uses the decoded source pixels; dominant palette extraction uses a smaller analysis copy.
  • Transparent pixels include alpha in HEX, RGBA, and HSLA output when applicable.

FAQ

Does my image leave the browser?

No. File selection, clipboard paste, pixel sampling, palette extraction, copying, and export run locally in your browser after the page loads.

What is the difference between an exact color and a dominant palette?

An exact color comes from the single source pixel under the picker. A dominant palette groups colors from a downsampled copy to summarize the image, so its values are representative rather than exact coordinates.

How are transparent pixels represented?

Transparent PNG or WebP pixels preserve alpha. Opaque colors use six-digit HEX, while colors with transparency can use eight-digit HEX plus RGBA and HSLA values.

Which image formats and limits are supported?

Choose one JPEG, PNG, or WebP image up to 20 MB and 50,000,000 pixels. Remote image URLs, RAW files, animated images, and multi-image batches are not supported.

Can I paste an image from the clipboard?

Yes, when the browser exposes an image in the clipboard. Copy a screenshot or image, paste it into the tool, and use file selection if the browser blocks clipboard access.

What do HEX, RGB, HSL, and HSV mean?

HEX and RGB describe red, green, and blue channel values. HSL uses hue, saturation, and lightness, while HSV uses hue, saturation, and value. They are different representations of the decoded browser color.

Why can a photographed paint or fabric color look different?

Lighting, camera processing, image color profiles, display calibration, and browser decoding all affect the pixel value. Use the result for digital references, not as a physical color-match guarantee.