Color Name from Image
Upload a photo. See a color name and nearby shades. Tap anywhere to explore.
What would you call this color?
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The name comes from the selected area, so you choose which shade to describe.
Choose an image to see its color names. Nothing is uploaded.
A color identifier from image, guided by you
To find a color name from image content, upload your picture and look at the selected point. The center is selected first; if it is transparent, the tool starts at a visible pixel. Tap the fabric, product, illustration, or background you actually want to describe.
Use this color identifier from image details when a photo contains several shades. A highlight and a shadow on the same object can have different names. Choose an evenly lit area for the shade you mean.
Use a color detector from image to compare names
This color detector from image pixels shows the closest name alongside similar named colors. Compare the swatches to decide which description communicates your idea. The alternatives describe nearby shades; they are not a list of objects or a palette extracted from the whole picture.
Need numeric values or a downloadable palette? Open the image color picker for the full pixel and palette tools.
A useful name, with an exact color code
Names come from the CSS named-color list. We compare the selected pixel with that list using distance in CIELAB. Nearby names are ordered using the same comparison, with identical-color aliases grouped together.
“Exact CSS color match” means the pixel matches a named color's RGB value. Otherwise, the name is an approximation. Copy the HEX value to preserve the selected shade. These names do not identify a paint brand, a physical material, or a print ink.
When the name needs a little context
Why does the name change across the same object?
Lighting, reflections, texture, and image compression can change the pixels across a surface. The result describes your selected pixel, not the object's measured real-world color. Compare several areas before choosing a description.
Are similar named colors present in my image?
Not necessarily. They are nearby entries in the naming dictionary. They help you compare descriptions without claiming that those shades appear elsewhere in the photo.
What happens with a transparent image?
A fully transparent pixel has no visible color, so no color name or alternatives are assigned to it. A partly transparent pixel is named from its unblended RGB value. The result can look different against another background.
Does the image leave my device?
The shared image picker decodes and samples your file in this browser. This page does not upload it or save a history of your images. You can also drag an image onto the page or paste an image from your clipboard.