Image Color Extractor
Upload any image to extract its dominant color palette with HEX, RGB and HSL codes.
Drag & drop image here
PNG · JPG · WebP · GIF supported
Upload an image to extract its color palette
What is Image Color Extractor?
An image color extractor is a design utility that analyses any uploaded photo or graphic and identifies its dominant colors, returning a complete palette with HEX, RGB, and HSL codes for each swatch. Color extraction is a core task in UI design, brand identity work, illustration, interior design, and photography — anytime you need to build a cohesive color scheme inspired by a real-world image.
The tool uses a color quantization algorithm to cluster millions of pixels into a manageable palette of five to ten representative colors. The result captures the visual character of the image: the primary background tone, accent colors, and shadow tones that give the image its mood. This palette can then be fed directly into a design system, CSS file, Figma project, or print workflow.
Beyond design use, image color extraction helps with accessibility auditing — once you have the exact hex values, you can check contrast ratios between text and background colors to ensure WCAG compliance. Photographers use it to match color grades across a series of images. E-commerce teams use it to auto-tag products by color for filtering. All extraction runs in your browser using the HTML Canvas API, so your images are never uploaded to any server, keeping proprietary product photos and personal images completely private.
How to Use Image Color Extractor
- Upload your image
Drag and drop any JPEG, PNG, WebP, or GIF onto the upload area, or click to browse your files.
- View the extracted palette
The dominant colors appear as swatches within seconds, ordered from most to least prominent.
- Get color codes
Click any swatch to see its HEX, RGB, and HSL values. Switch between formats with a single click.
- Copy values to your project
Click any value to copy it to your clipboard, or export the full palette as a CSS file or JSON object.
Key Benefits
Every extracted color is shown in HEX, RGB, and HSL formats — ready to use in CSS, design tools, or print workflows.
Color quantization runs in the browser using Canvas — results appear in under a second for most images.
Works with JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and SVG files. Process photos, illustrations, screenshots, and product shots.
Images are processed entirely in your browser using the Canvas API — no pixels are ever uploaded to a server.
Frequently Asked Questions
The image is drawn onto an HTML Canvas element and pixel data is read directly. A quantization algorithm clusters similar colors together and identifies the most representative value for each cluster.
By default the tool extracts the top 8 dominant colors. You can adjust the palette size to return fewer colors for a simplified palette or more for a detailed breakdown.
Yes. Screenshots are just image files — paste or upload a PNG screenshot and the extractor works exactly as it does with photos.
HSL stands for Hue, Saturation, Lightness. It expresses colors in terms that are intuitive for designers — you can adjust lightness and saturation independently, making it easier to create tints and shades.