Color Picker

Pick colors and copy usable values

A dependable color picker should do more than show a pretty square. Designers, developers and content creators often need the same color in several formats depending on the destination. CSS accepts HEX, RGB and HSL, design systems may document tokens as HEX, and quick prototype edits are often easier in HSL because hue, saturation and lightness can be changed independently. This tool keeps those formats side by side so you can choose a color once and copy the value that fits your workflow.

Everything happens locally in the browser. The color input, conversion math and clipboard buttons run with client-side JavaScript, so there is no account, upload or remote processing. That makes the tool useful for private brand palettes, unreleased product themes, client work and quick UI experiments that should not leave your machine.

Using tints and shades in interfaces

Tints and shades help a single brand color support a complete interface. Lighter tints can work for subtle backgrounds, hover states, notification panels and selected rows. Deeper shades can provide borders, pressed states, dark-mode accents or high-emphasis text when the original color is too bright. The swatches here keep the hue and saturation consistent while changing lightness, which creates a simple scale that feels related to the base color.

Treat the generated scale as a starting point rather than a final design system. Human perception is not perfectly linear, and some hues need manual adjustment to feel equally spaced. Blues and purples often tolerate wide lightness ranges, while yellows may need darker shades for readable text. Copy the values, test them inside the real component, and refine the steps that matter most.

Choosing between HEX, RGB and HSL

HEX is compact and common in design handoff, making it a good default for documentation. RGB is helpful when a tool asks for numeric red, green and blue channels or when you are thinking about screen light directly. HSL is usually the friendliest format for small adjustments: move hue to rotate around the color wheel, lower saturation for a calmer tone, or change lightness for a tint or shade. Keeping all three visible reduces mistakes when moving between design tools, CSS files and component libraries.