Extract the exact palette from any image, without uploading it anywhere
Got handed a logo and need its exact blue? Spotted a photo with the perfect color combination for your next landing page? Want your presentation to match a brand's colors from nothing but a screenshot? This picker solves that in seconds: load the image and it returns the 8 dominant colors, and one click on any pixel gives you its exact HEX, RGB and HSL codes, ready to paste into CSS, Figma, Canva or wherever you work.
The key differentiator: your image never leaves your device. Unlike most online color extractors, there is no upload here — the analysis runs 100% in your browser using the canvas API. That makes it safe for confidential material — unreleased logos, internal mockups, documents — and instant too, because it never waits on a server. Great for web design, branding, color matching for social media, and building coherent palettes from real photos.
Three ways to load the image
- Click the dashed area to open the file picker (on your phone you can shoot a photo directly).
- Drag and drop the file from your downloads folder or desktop.
- Paste with Ctrl+V / Cmd+V: copy an image (a freshly taken screenshot, for example) and paste it straight into the page.
What to do with an extracted color: color harmonies
Extracting the color is half the job; the other half is deciding which colors go with it. This table sums up the four classic harmonies and when each one shines:
| Harmony | What it is | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | The opposite color on the color wheel (hue + 180°). Maximum possible contrast. | Buttons and calls to action that must stand out; accents over a dominant brand color. |
| Analogous | The neighboring colors on the wheel (hue ± 30°). Smooth transition, no clashes. | Backgrounds, gradients and calm interfaces where you want cohesion over contrast; single-family branding. |
| Triadic | Three colors evenly spaced on the wheel (hue + 120° and + 240°). Variety with balance. | Illustrations, infographics and playful or kids' material that needs several vivid colors without chaos. |
| Monochromatic | A single hue varying saturation and lightness (lights and darks of the same color). | Elegant, minimal interfaces, dashboards, and whenever the brand demands one leading color. |
If you want to generate these harmonies automatically from a HEX code, use our color palette generator: paste the color you extracted here and it builds the full schemes. And if you need the color in another format (HSV, or tweaking channels by hand), the color format converter does it instantly with a live preview.
Tips for extracting the right color
- Avoid the edges: anti-aliasing blends the color with the background. Click the center of flat areas.
- Beware of heavily compressed JPGs: compression adds noise; the same "red" can vary pixel to pixel. Prefer PNG when you can.
- Verify with several clicks: if three spots in the same area return the same HEX, that is the real color.
- Use the dominant palette as your base and the per-pixel click for fine-tuning a specific tone.