What is Image Color Picker?
Image Color Picker lets you upload any image and click on any pixel to get its exact hex, RGB, and HSL color value. Extract brand colors from logos, sample palette colors from photos, or reverse-engineer colors from screenshots.
This is the “where is that color from?” tool. When a client sends a logo PNG and you need the exact brand color for CSS, this gets it in under 10 seconds.
Color Formats You Get
Hex (#RRGGBB)
The standard CSS format. Copy directly into any stylesheet, Tailwind config, or design token.
RGB (0–255)
Red, Green, Blue as decimal values. Use in CSS rgb() or rgba() functions.
HSL
Hue, Saturation, Lightness. Easiest to adjust programmatically — tweak lightness to get tints and shades.
How to Use Image Color Picker
Upload your image
Drag-and-drop any PNG, JPG, or WEBP file onto the upload area.
Hover to preview
Move your cursor over the image — a magnified zoom shows the exact pixel under the pointer.
Click to sample
Click any spot to lock the color. Hex, RGB, and HSL values populate the panel.
Copy the code
Click any format badge to copy that value to your clipboard.
Common Use Cases
| Scenario | What to Do |
|---|---|
| Extract brand color from a logo | Upload the logo PNG, sample the primary color area |
| Build a palette from a photo | Sample 5–6 points, add each to the palette list |
| Match a color from a competitor’s site | Screenshot → upload → sample |
| Get text/background colors from a UI kit | Export PNG from Figma → upload → sample |
Tips & Common Mistakes
Sample the center of flat-color areas. Avoid edges where anti-aliasing blends the color with the background, and avoid gradient centers where hue is shifting. Go for the plainest flat-color zone.
JPEG compression shifts colors. If the logo was saved as JPEG, the sampled hex may be slightly off from the original. Ask for a PNG version, or check the brand’s official style guide for exact hex values.
Use HSL for generating tints. Once you have the HSL value, keep H and S fixed and vary L: lower L = darker shade, higher L = lighter tint. This gives you a perfect monochromatic scale.
Related Tools
- Color Converter — convert between hex, RGB, HSL, and HSV
- Color Palette Generator — build a full scheme from your sampled color
- Contrast Checker — verify your extracted color passes WCAG