Image Color Extractor & Photo Palette Analyzer
Extract HEX, RGB, and CMYK color codes instantly from any uploaded image with this free online eyedropper tool.
Hover over the image to zoom into nearby pixels for accurate color selection, while the automatically generated Dominant Colors palette helps you identify the image’s key tones at a glance.
All uploaded images are processed locally in your browser and are never sent to a server, ensuring fast performance and better privacy.
You can copy extracted color codes instantly to your clipboard, and for more advanced adjustments, try the HEX Color Picker.
Perfect for web design, branding, logo creation, and UI/UX projects when you need fast color code extraction without installing additional software.
Upload an image to extract colors.
JPG, PNG, WEBP, GIF
Dominant Colors:
How to Use the Image Color Extractor & Palette Tool
Upload an image and move your cursor over any area to magnify nearby pixels for precise color sampling. Click to instantly display the selected color code.
The Dominant Colors section automatically analyzes the image and generates a palette of its most prominent colors.
Extracted values can be copied in HEX, RGB, and CMYK formats, making them ready for CSS, design software, and print workflows.
Extract Color Codes Anywhere in an Image with the Eyedropper Tool
Hover over any area of the image to magnify nearby pixels for more precise color selection.
With a single click, you can instantly view and copy the pixel’s HEX, RGB, RGBA, HSLA, and CMYK values in the format you need.
Extract accurate color codes directly in your browser without Photoshop or additional design software.
Automatic Dominant Color Palette Analysis
While the eyedropper samples colors pixel by pixel, Dominant Colors analyzes the entire image to detect its most representative colors automatically.
Quickly identify which tones appear most frequently in colorful photos, illustrations, and digital artwork.
Tip: It’s a much faster way to organize brand colors or capture the overall mood of an image than manually picking colors one at a time.
Common Situations Where Color Code Extraction Is Useful
Use this tool when you want to reference colors from a competitor’s website or ad creative, extract precise brand colors from a client’s logo, or match the exact color of an object in a photo for your own design work.
For print production, you can instantly check CMYK values and reduce unnecessary color conversion steps.
If you need more detailed adjustments, combine it with the HEX Color Picker for advanced color control.
Supports JPG, PNG, WEBP, GIF, and More
The tool supports most image formats commonly used in browsers, including JPG, PNG, WEBP, and GIF.
However, extremely high-resolution images may increase browser resource usage during pixel analysis.
If your goal is simply to extract colors, you don’t necessarily need to upload the original file.
Using an optimized and compressed image will usually deliver the same color extraction results with faster performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The tool is completely free to use without registration, and there are no limits on image uploads.
No. Uploaded images are never uploaded to or stored on a server. All image processing and color analysis take place entirely within your browser.
Hover over the image to magnify nearby pixels for more precise color selection.
Click any point to instantly display HEX, RGB, RGBA, HSLA, and CMYK values in the side panel. You can copy each value using the icon next to it.
HEX is the most commonly used color format for websites, CSS, and digital interfaces.
RGB and RGBA are optimized for screen-based design, with the A value controlling transparency and opacity.
HSLA is useful when adjusting hue, saturation, and lightness more intuitively.
CMYK is mainly used for printing, packaging, and other physical production workflows.
If you’re unsure which format to use, copying the color as HEX is usually the safest choice since it works seamlessly in most design and development tools.
The tool supports most browser-compatible image formats, including JPG, PNG, WEBP, and GIF.
Extremely high-resolution images may slow down the analysis process, so resizing large files before uploading is recommended for smoother performance.
Yes. Once you upload an image, the Dominant Colors algorithm automatically generates a representative color palette.
Unlike the eyedropper tool, which samples colors manually, the palette analyzes the overall color distribution of the entire image to identify the most dominant tones.
Tip: This is especially useful when organizing brand colors or capturing the overall mood and style of a photo as a reusable palette.
The Image Color Extractor is designed to read and extract colors directly from images, while the HEX Color Picker is used to create and fine-tune colors manually.
Using both tools together creates a smoother workflow when adjusting brightness, saturation, or tones based on colors extracted from an image.