Image Color Picker – Pick Colors From Any Image Online Free

Image Color Picker – Upload & Pick Colors

Upload an image, screenshot, or paste from clipboard. Zoom into any pixel to pick exact colors, extract HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV values, and generate palettes – 100% locally in your browser.

drag & drop•Ctrl + V to paste•

Or test instantly with sample images:

🔒 Everything is processed locally in your browser. Zero backend storage.

#171717

Closest CSS Color: Black

HEX#171717

RGBrgb(23, 23, 23)

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 9%)

Color Properties:Hue: 0° (Red)Saturation: 0%Lightness: 9%Neutral

WCAG Contrast CheckerWCAG 2.1

Calculates accessibility contrast ratios for selected background color against white and black.

Best: White (18.2 : 1)

White Text (#FFFFFF)18.20 : 1

Large headline preview (18pt / 24px)

Standard 14px body text preview. Contrast ratio determines readability for users with low vision or bright glare.

AA Normal

AA Large

AAA Normal

AAA Large

Black Text (#000000)1.15 : 1

Large headline preview (18pt / 24px)

Standard 14px body text preview. Contrast ratio determines readability for users with low vision or bright glare.

AA Normal

AA Large

AAA Normal

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Color Harmonies

Harmonic palettes derived mathematically from the active color. Click any swatch to select it.

Extracted Image Palette

Derives an authentic color palette from your uploaded image using client-side color quantization – perfect for extracting colors from screenshots and photos.

Colors:

Export Options:

Recent Color History0

Saved locally in your browser storage. Never sent to any server.

No colors selected yet. Click anywhere on the image to record colors here.

User Guide & Reference

Complete Guide to Image Color Picking

Learn how to pick colors from images, extract HEX values, generate palettes, and check contrast – with precision sampling and client-side processing.

1How to Pick a Color From Any Image in 3 Steps

1. Upload or Paste Your ImageDrag and drop any PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, or SVG file, paste directly from clipboard (<kbd class="px-1 py-0.5 rounded bg-white dark:bg-[#2a2a2a] border border-[#d1d5db] dark:border-[#2e2e2e]">Ctrl+V</kbd>), or enter a public image URL.

2. Zoom & Sample ColorsUse mouse wheel or toolbar buttons to zoom in up to 3200%. The magnifier loupe displays a 9×9 real-time pixel grid. Hover over any target pixel and click to lock.

3. Copy & Export ColorsInstantly copy color codes in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, OKLCH, or CMYK. Extract authentic palettes and export to CSS, JSON, SVG, or high-res PNG cards.

2Understanding Image Color Sampling Modes

In digital images, individual pixels often vary slightly due to lossy JPEG compression, anti-aliasing around vector edges, or natural camera sensor noise. Sampling modes give you complete control over how pixel colors are measured:

1×1 Single Pixel (Point Sample)

Reads the exact RGB color of the single pixel under the cursor. Best for flat UI mockups, vector artwork, pixel art, and digital logos where borders are sharp and color regions are uniform.

3×3 & 5×5 Area Averages

Samples a square matrix (9 or 25 pixels) centered on your cursor and computes the representative color. Average computes the arithmetic mean across color channels, while Median filters out outlier noise and grain. Best for photographs and textured materials.

3Color Spaces & Models Compared

Format	Example	Primary Use Case
HEX	#0070F3	Universal web design, HTML, CSS stylesheets, UI tokens.
RGB	rgb(0, 112, 243)	Screen display hardware, Canvas APIs, CSS rgba() opacity manipulation.
HSL	hsl(212, 100%, 48%)	Human-intuitive adjustments: easily adjust lightness or saturation without changing hue.
HSV / HSB	hsv(212, 100%, 95%)	Figma, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop color pickers.
OKLCH	oklch(0.58 0.22 254.2)	Modern CSS Color 4 standard with perceptual uniformity across lightness and chroma.
CMYK	cmyk(100%, 54%, 0%, 5%)	Commercial offset and digital physical print production.

🔒Privacy Policy – Image Color Picker

Unlike many online color pickers that upload your personal images or screenshots to remote cloud servers, this image color picker processes 100% of your data directly inside your browser using the native HTML5 Canvas API and JavaScript TypedArrays.

Your images never leave your local computer or smartphone.
No user accounts, tracking tokens, or server-side databases.
Works completely offline once the page is loaded into your browser.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about picking colors from images

How do I pick a color from an image?

Upload an image using the button above, drag and drop a file, or paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V. Once loaded, move your cursor over the image and click on any pixel to lock its color. The magnifier loupe shows a zoomed-in view so you can pick colors with precision.

Can I pick a color from a screenshot?

Yes. Take a screenshot and press Ctrl+V (or Cmd+V on macOS) anywhere on the page. The image color picker automatically pastes it onto the canvas so you can immediately start sampling colors from it.

Does the image get uploaded to a server?

No. All image processing happens entirely in your browser using the HTML5 Canvas API. Your images and color data never leave your device, and nothing is stored on any server.

What color formats does the tool provide?

The tool provides HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, OKLCH, and CMYK color values for every sampled pixel. You can copy any format with one click or export all values at once.

What is the difference between HEX, RGB and HSL?

HEX is a six-character code used in HTML and CSS to represent colors. RGB defines a color by its red, green, and blue channel values. HSL stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness, making it easier to adjust a color's warmth or brightness intuitively.

Can I pick colors from a high-resolution image?

Yes. The image color picker supports images of any resolution. You can zoom in up to 3200% to see individual pixels clearly, making it easy to pick exact colors even from very large or detailed images.

Why can neighboring pixels have different colors?

Digital images often have slight color variations between neighboring pixels due to JPEG compression, anti-aliasing at edges, or camera sensor noise. This is normal. The tool offers 3x3, 5x5, and 11x11 area sampling to average out these variations when needed.

What is color sampling?

Color sampling is the process of reading the color value of one or more pixels from an image. Point sampling reads a single pixel, while area sampling averages a grid of pixels (such as 3x3 or 5x5) to give a more representative color, which is useful for photographs and textured surfaces.

Can I extract a color palette from an image?

Yes. The palette extractor analyzes your image and returns its dominant colors in modes like Dominant, Vibrant, Muted, and Balanced. You can export the palette as CSS variables, JSON, SVG, or a downloadable PNG card.

Can I use the tool on mobile?

Yes. The image color picker works on modern mobile browsers. You can upload photos from your gallery or paste screenshots directly on your phone or tablet.

Does the tool work with PNG, JPG and WebP images?

Yes. The tool supports PNG, JPG, JPEG, WebP, GIF, and SVG image formats. You can also load images directly from a public URL.

How accurate is the color picker?

The color picker reads the exact sRGB pixel values stored in the image file, so the colors are as accurate as the source data. Any perceived difference between screens is usually caused by display calibration, color profile settings, or brightness differences between devices.

Pick Colors From Any Image With Precision