Online Color Picker – HEX, RGB & HSL Color Tool

How to Use This Online Color Picker?

Everything on this page updates live — there are no buttons to press before the values appear. To get a color code, follow these steps:

1. Pick a color using the color selector, type a #RRGGBB value into the HEX field, or click Pick Color From Screen in a supported browser.
2. Fine-tune with sliders and inputs — the RGB and HSL fields accept values directly, and the opacity slider controls the alpha channel. Invalid values are clamped or flagged instead of producing wrong results silently.
3. Copy what you need — each format (HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, RGBA) has its own Copy button, and Copy All Values grabs everything at once.
4. Save colors you like with the Save Color button — they stay in your browser's local storage so you can reuse them later.
5. Explore further — the palette generator, shades and tints, and gradient generator all work from your current color, so you can build a complete scheme in one place.

Because every conversion happens in the browser, results appear instantly and no color data ever leaves your device.

What Is an Online Color Picker?

An online color picker is a browser-based tool that lets you choose any color and immediately see its equivalent values in the formats used across web and print projects. Instead of memorizing codes or switching between software, you click a color and the tool tells you the exact HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK representation.

This matters because the same visual color is written differently depending on context: a CSS stylesheet usually expects HEX or RGB, a design file may use HSL for easier adjustments, and a printed brochure is defined in CMYK. A color picker bridges those worlds so the color you choose stays consistent from screen to print.

HEX, RGB and HSL: What's the Difference?

HEX, RGB and HSL are three ways of describing the same color, each with a different strength:

HEX is a six-digit hexadecimal shorthand written as #RRGGBB, where each pair represents the red, green and blue channels. RGB expresses the same three channels as numbers from 0 to 255. HSL — hue, saturation, lightness — is more intuitive for design work: hue is the angle on the color wheel (0–360°), saturation controls intensity, and lightness moves between black and white. HSL is particularly handy for generating shades and tints of a brand color, because you only change one number.

How to Get a HEX Color Code?

A HEX code is simply a color written as # followed by six hexadecimal characters, from #000000 (black) to #FFFFFF (white). To find one for any color you like, click on the color selector on this page or enter a known value — the HEX field always stays in sync. Want to sample a color that is already on your screen? In Chrome or Edge, the Pick Color From Screen button opens the browser's eyedropper so you can grab a pixel from anywhere on your display. Once you have the code, one click copies it for use in CSS, HTML or any design application.

How to Use Color Codes in CSS and HTML?

Color codes from this picker drop straight into your stylesheet. The most common examples:

/* HEX */
.button { background-color: #3B82F6; }

/* RGB */
.badge { color: rgb(59, 130, 246); }

/* HSL */
.link:hover { color: hsl(217, 91%, 60%); }

/* CSS variable */
:root { --primary-color: #3B82F6; }
.button { background-color: var(--primary-color); }

The row of color cards on this page generates a CSS variable and full gradient declarations automatically, so you can copy real, working CSS instead of retyping it. If you are preparing an image to match your new color scheme — say, resizing a hero image or compressing a banner for faster loading — the Image Compressor and the Image Resizer in CM keep your assets web-ready.

Using the Color Palette Generator

The palette generator builds a cohesive set of colors from your current selection using four standard color-theory schemes:

• Monochromatic — tints and shades of one hue, for clean, minimal interfaces.
• Analogous — neighboring hues on the color wheel, for harmonious, relaxed designs.
• Complementary — opposite hues, for strong contrast on buttons and accents.
• Triadic — three evenly spaced hues, for vibrant but balanced combinations.

Click any generated swatch to load it into the picker, then save the ones you want to keep. If you later need the palette on physical-sized artwork or a fixed pixel canvas, the Image Resizer in CM and the Square Image Generator handle the layout side of the job.

Creating CSS Gradients Online

Gradients add depth without adding image files. Pick a start and end color, choose a direction — including a radial option — and the preview updates instantly while the CSS is generated below it. Copy the declaration and paste it into your stylesheet:

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #3B82F6, #10B981);

Gradients work on backgrounds, buttons, text (with background-clip) and dividers, and they load faster than image files. If a project does call for gradient artwork as an image, convert and compress it first with the WebP to JPG Converter so the page stays fast.

Who Can Use This Color Picker?

This free color picker is built for anyone who needs an exact color value:

• Web and frontend developers who need CSS-ready codes and variables.
• Graphic and UI/UX designers exploring palettes, shades and gradients.
• Digital marketers and bloggers matching brand colors across posts and social graphics.
• Students learning color theory or building their first web page.
• Anyone who wants to know what color a photo or screen element actually is.

After you settle on the colors, you can finish the visual work with tools like the Background Remover for clean product shots, the Image Crop Tool for exact framing, the Image Enlarger Online for scaling up artwork, or the Reduce Image Resolution tool when only smaller files will fit. For vector work alongside your color codes, the Online SVG Converter is a handy companion — and wherever pixel-perfect sizing matters, the Image Resizer in KB handles file-size targets.