Image Color Extractor

Extract dominant colors, HEX values, RGB values, and palettes from an uploaded image.

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What is the image color extractor?

This tool extracts representative color palettes from uploaded images. Designers, developers, marketers, artists, and planners can use it for brand colors, UI inspiration, product-photo palettes, and accessible color schemes.

Images can be added by drag and drop, file picker, clipboard paste, URL input, or mobile camera upload. Results include HEX, RGB, HSL, WCAG contrast checks, CSS variables, and a PNG or PDF palette sheet export.

Extraction and export

Palette groups and eyedropper

  • The automatic palette groups colors into 6 main colors, 4 highlights, and 4 shade colors.
  • The eyedropper lets users click an exact image position and extract that pixel color.
  • Each clicked position can be shown as a round point on the image, and extracted colors can be copied or removed one by one.
  • Color formats include HEX such as #FF5733, RGB such as rgb(255, 87, 51), HSL such as hsl(9, 100%, 60%), and CSS variables.

Limits and accessibility

  • JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, and most common image formats are supported.
  • The source FAQ states uploads up to 10 MB are supported and large images are automatically resized.
  • WCAG contrast grades include AA at 4.5:1 and AAA at 7:1.
  • Recent 5 palettes are saved in local storage, and palettes can be exported as CSS variables or PNG/PDF files.

Design usage and copyright

Workflows

  • For Figma, upload a reference image, copy HEX codes, and register them as Color Styles.
  • For Photoshop, add extracted colors to the Swatches panel and use RGB values for exact reproduction.
  • For web development, export CSS variables and define them in :root for global use, including separate palettes for dark mode.
  • The 60-30-10 rule can combine a main color 60%, secondary 30%, and accent 10% for balanced UI.

Confirm image rights before uploading and reusing colors in commercial projects. Color codes themselves are not copyrightable in the source guidance, but brand colors can be protected by trademark or brand-identity rules.