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Build better
color systems

Premium color tools for designers and developers. Pick, convert, and fine-tune colors in real time.

Interactive

Color picker

Live value

#FF5A36

RGB

rgb(255, 90, 54)

HSL

hsl(11, 100%, 61%)

HSV

hsv(11, 79%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0, 65, 79, 0)

CSS variable

--brand-color: #FF5A36;

Interactive Color Wheel

Pick colors visually and explore harmonies

#E61919
DarkLightness 50%Light

analogous Palette

5 colors
#E61980
#E6194D
#E61919
#E64D19
#E68019

Color Information

HEX

#FF5A36

RGB

rgb(255, 90, 54)

HSL

hsl(11, 100%, 61%)

CMYK

cmyk(0, 65, 79, 0)

HSV

hsv(11, 79%, 100%)

Palette

Generate palette

Create a harmonious color palette from your selected color.

Gradient

Build gradients

#FF5A36
#00a5c9
0%
100%

CSS

linear-gradient(to right, #FF5A36 0%, #00a5c9 100%)

Effects

Visual effects

Glass card

Soft, layered depth.

Glass Morphism

Create modern, frosted glass effects with blur, opacity, and depth.

18px
57%
7px
16px
55%
background: rgba(255, 90, 54, 0.57); backdrop-filter: blur(18px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px); border-radius: 16px; border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55); box-shadow: 0 7px 14px rgba(255, 90, 54, 0.3);

Neumorphism

Soft, extruded UI elements with subtle depth.

16px
20px
30%
28px
background: #FF5A36; border-radius: 28px; box-shadow: 16px 16px 20px rgba(215, 50, 14, 0.3), -16px -16px 20px rgba(255, 130, 94, 0.3);

Box Shadow

Fine-tune shadow position, blur, opacity, and spread.

8px
8px
20px
25%
0px
#FF5A36
box-shadow: 8px 8px 20px 0px rgba(255, 90, 54, 0.25);

Scales

Color scales

Click any swatch to copy

Tailwind

Material

Extractor

Image palette

Upload an image to extract its dominant colors.

Upload an image to extract colors

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Extractor

Image Color Extractor & Palette Builder

1. Upload Image

2. Pick a Color

LAST VIEWED COLOR
HEX:#FFFFFF
RGB:255, 255, 255
HSL:hsl(0, 0%, 100%)

3. Selected Palette (0)

Accessibility

Contrast checker

#101114
#FFFFFF

Accessibility check

Normal text AAA, large text AAA, and UI contrast pass.

Contrast

18.9:1

AAA

Live preview

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