Color Picker & Palette Generator
Pick colors and generate color palettes
Choose a color
Color palettes
Material
Pastel
Modern
Monochrome
Color tips
Click on any color in the harmony or palette sections to select it.
Use the random button to discover new color combinations.
Complementary colors create high contrast and visual interest.
Analogous colors create harmonious and calming designs.
Triadic colors provide vibrant contrast while maintaining harmony.
Use shades & tints to find darker or lighter variations of your color.
Color preview
Color formats
#3B82F6rgb(59, 130, 246)rgba(59, 130, 246, 1)hsl(217, 91%, 60%)hsla(217, 91%, 60%, 1)Choose a color to see its values, harmonies and variations.
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split complementary
Tetradic
Shades & tints
Darker shades
Lighter tints
About Color Picker Tool
Our free online color picker is a comprehensive color selection and conversion tool designed for designers, developers, and digital creatives. Select any color using the interactive color input, view it in multiple formats including HEX, RGB, RGBA, HSL, and HSLA, and explore color harmonies to build beautiful, cohesive color schemes for your projects.
For matching a brand HEX code, converting a UI color to RGBA or HSL, or building a palette for an illustration, a dependable color picker tool is essential. Our tool goes beyond basic color selection by automatically generating complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, and tetradic color harmonies, providing curated color palettes (Material, Pastel, Modern, Monochrome), and offering instant copy-to-clipboard functionality for every color format.
The tool features a large color preview panel, shades and tints generator, random color generation for inspiration, and clickable palette swatches that make exploring color combinations fast and intuitive. Every color value updates instantly, and nothing you pick is sent to a server.
Key Features
- Interactive color picker with native browser color input
- Five color format outputs: HEX, RGB, RGBA, HSL, and HSLA
- One-click copy to clipboard for any color format
- Five color harmony types: complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, and tetradic
- Shades and tints generator for finding darker or lighter variations
- Four curated color palettes: Material Design, Pastel, Modern, and Monochrome
- Random color generator for creative inspiration
- Large color preview panel for accurate visual assessment
- Hex input validation with real-time feedback
- Responsive layout optimized for desktop and mobile devices
How to Use the Color Picker
- Select a color: Click on the color input square to open the native color picker, or type a HEX value directly into the text input field (e.g., #3B82F6).
- View color formats: See your selected color displayed in HEX, RGB, RGBA, HSL, and HSLA formats in the Color Formats section below the preview.
- Copy a color value: Click the copy icon next to any color format to copy that specific value to your clipboard for use in CSS, design tools, or code.
- Explore color harmonies: Review the automatically generated color harmonies. Use the tabs to filter specific harmony types or view all at once.
- Adjust with shades & tints: Find darker or lighter variations of your selected color using the Shades & Tints section.
- Browse palettes: Click on any swatch in the Material, Pastel, Modern, or Monochrome palettes to select that color and see its values and harmonies.
- Generate random colors: Click the shuffle button next to the color input to discover new colors and unexpected combinations for creative inspiration.
Use Cases
- Web design & development: Pick and convert colors for CSS stylesheets, design tokens, and frontend frameworks. Copy HEX, RGB, or HSL values directly into your code.
- Brand identity creation: Select primary, secondary, and accent colors for brand guidelines, then use color harmonies to build a complete and cohesive brand palette.
- UI/UX design: Choose interface colors with proper contrast and harmony for buttons, backgrounds, text, and interactive elements in user interface designs.
- Graphic design projects: Find and refine exact colors for illustrations, social media graphics, marketing materials, and print design projects.
- Presentation design: Select professional, harmonious color schemes for slide decks, reports, and data visualizations.
- Color theory education: Learn about complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, and tetradic color relationships through the interactive harmony generator.
- Accessibility testing: Compare color values and experiment with contrast ratios to ensure your designs meet WCAG accessibility standards.
- Digital art & illustration: Explore color palettes and discover harmonious combinations for digital paintings, illustrations, and creative artwork.
Frequently Asked Questions
What color formats does the tool support?
The color picker supports five formats: HEX (e.g., #3B82F6), RGB (e.g., rgb(59, 130, 246)), RGBA with alpha channel, HSL (e.g., hsl(217, 91%, 60%)), and HSLA with alpha channel. All formats are generated automatically from your selected color.
What are color harmonies?
Color harmonies are combinations of colors that are aesthetically pleasing together. Our tool generates five types: complementary (opposite on the color wheel), analogous (adjacent colors), triadic (three equally spaced), split-complementary (base + two adjacent to its complement), and tetradic (four colors in a rectangle pattern).
Can I input a specific HEX code?
Yes, you can type any valid HEX color code directly into the text input field next to the color picker. The tool validates your input in real-time and will immediately update the preview, color formats, and harmonies when a valid hex code is entered.
What are shades and tints?
This tool creates five darker and five lighter variations by changing HSL lightness in steps of 12 percentage points while keeping the hue and saturation the same. Lightness is limited to 0 to 100%, so some variations can repeat at black or white.
Tips & Best Practices
- Start with color harmonies: When building a color scheme, select your primary color first, then use the automatically generated complementary, analogous, or triadic colors as a starting point for your palette.
- Use shades & tints for depth: Once you pick a primary color, use the shades and tints to create hover states, backgrounds, and borders that maintain visual consistency.
- Use the random generator for inspiration: When feeling stuck on color choices, click the random button several times to discover unexpected colors that might spark creative direction.
- Test colors in context: A color that looks great in the picker may appear different on your actual design. Always test copied color values in your project before committing to a palette.
- Consider accessibility: Ensure sufficient contrast between text and background colors. A common guideline is a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text (WCAG AA).
- Use HSL for fine-tuning: The HSL format makes it easy to create variations of a color by adjusting lightness (lighter or darker) or saturation (more vivid or more muted) while keeping the same hue.