What is a Color Picker?
A color picker is a control for choosing a color and reading its numeric codes. Alongside the picker itself, this tool converts the color to every format at once and generates a shade and tint ramp, so you can pick a base hue and immediately see the lighter and darker steps a real interface needs.
Common Uses for Color Picker
- Choose a brand color and copy the HEX, RGB and HSL values in one pass
- Build a shade scale for buttons, borders and hover states from one hue
- Convert a HEX a designer gave you into HSL to tweak lightness by hand
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between shade and tint?
A shade is the color mixed with black (darker); a tint is mixed with white (lighter). The ramp shows both so you can build states without leaving the page.
Why do I need CMYK?
CMYK is the print model. The value here is a convenience conversion from RGB — a professional print job should convert through the printer's ICC profile.
Can I type a value instead of using the picker?
Yes. Enter a HEX, RGB or HSL value and the picker and all readouts update.
More color pickers
Image Color Picker
Upload an image and pick the exact color of any pixel — HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK, copied in one click.
Color Extractor From Image
Extract the dominant colors from a photo and get a ready-to-use palette with HEX codes.
Palette Generator From Image
Turn an image into a color palette you can copy as HEX, RGB or CSS variables.
Hex Color Picker
Pick a color or type a hex code and get a live preview with shades, tints and copy buttons.
Color Name Finder
Enter a HEX or RGB color and find the closest named color, with the exact code and distance.
Random Color Generator
Generate random colors, lock the ones you like, and copy HEX, RGB or HSL codes.