Color Picker – Free Online Tool
Free online Color Picker tool to pick colors and get HEX, RGB, and HSL values. Choose colors with visual picker or enter values directly. Perfect for designers and developers.
Example Output
Tailwind's default blue-500 expressed in three common formats.
rgb(59, 130, 246) — hsl(217, 91%, 60%)
What is Color Picker?
Color Picker lets you pick a colour visually and instantly read it as HEX, RGB and HSL. No installs, no sign-in — every conversion runs in the browser. Useful when you copy a colour from a design file and need to drop the equivalent CSS into your stylesheet, or when you want to see what a hand-typed HEX looks like alongside its RGB/HSL breakdown.
Why use this tool?
- 100% free with no hidden costs or daily limits
- Works offline after the first page load
- Lightweight page weight that loads quickly even on slow connections
- Outputs valid CSS, Tailwind, and design-tool color formats side-by-side
- Works with any color input format — HEX, RGB, RGBA, HSL, HSLA, named colors
How to use
- Click the color swatch to open the native color picker, or type a HEX code directly
- Watch HEX, RGB and HSL values update in real time
- Use the copy button next to each format to grab the value
- Combine with the Color Palette Generator to build a full scheme around your pick
Examples
Grab the CSS value for a brand colour
Paste #FF5733 into the input — the tool returns rgb(255, 87, 51) and hsl(11, 100%, 60%) so you can drop whichever variant your design system uses.
Pick a shade visually then tweak
Open the native picker, choose a colour, then copy the HSL output and tweak lightness in your stylesheet without re-picking.
Common use cases
- Translating a Figma/Sketch swatch into CSS-ready values
- Sampling a colour for a Tailwind config or custom CSS variable
- Confirming the RGB breakdown of a colour referenced by name in a brand guide
- Generating HSL values to feed into a darken/lighten function
Troubleshooting
- Typed HEX shows an error or no preview.
- Accepted forms are #RGB (3 digits) and #RRGGBB (6 digits). Anything else (alpha, named colours like "red") needs the Color Converter instead.
- HSL values look slightly different from another tool.
- Some tools round HSL components differently. Our rounding matches the CSS spec: hue 0-360, saturation/lightness 0-100, no decimals.
Frequently Asked Questions
A color picker is a tool that lets you select colors visually and get their values in different formats like HEX, RGB, and HSL. It helps designers and developers choose exact colors for their projects.
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