Process up to 200 images per job — pick your settings once, run them all.
Upload any image, click on any pixel, get back the HEX of that exact colour — plus RGB, HSL, and the nearest CSS-named match. Useful for matching brand colours from screenshots, identifying paint colours from photos, or grabbing the precise tone of a sky in a wallpaper.
Why pick from an image (vs eyeballing)
"It looks blue" gets you 100 different blues. The picker reads the actual pixel value so you can paste the exact HEX into your CSS, design tool, or paint-store app. Zoom and pan let you target small details (the eye colour in a portrait, a thread in a fabric pattern).
What the picker reports
- HEX: ready to paste into CSS, Figma, Photoshop.
- RGB: for tools that want decimal channels.
- HSL: for adjusting from the picked base.
- Nearest CSS-named colour: 'cornflowerblue', 'salmon', etc. Handy for quick reference.
- Brightness and contrast hint: "best paired with white text" or "use dark text" based on luminance.
Workflow tips
- For brand colour matching: upload the brand asset (logo, screenshot of a website), click the colour, paste the HEX into your style guide.
- For mood-board tones: sample several pixels around a region for a feel. Or use Palette Extractor for the dominant 5–10 colours automatically.
- For paint matching: sample the photo of the wall, then look up the HEX in your paint-brand app (Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, etc. all have HEX lookups).
Convert to other formats
Once you have a HEX, run it through our Color Converter for CMYK (print), Pantone reference, or HSL adjustments.
Frequently asked questions
Does it work on transparent PNGs?
Yes — picking on a transparent area returns 'transparent'; otherwise gives the visible pixel value.
What about JPEG compression artifacts?
Picked value reflects the displayed pixel. JPEG quantises colours, so two adjacent pixels may differ slightly. Sample several pixels for a robust value.
Can I sample multiple pixels at once?
Click → save → click again. Or use <a href='/tools/color-tools/palette-extractor/'>Palette Extractor</a> to get the dominant set automatically.
Does it handle different colour profiles?
We assume sRGB. Wide-gamut images (P3, Adobe RGB) get converted to sRGB on display, so the picker reads sRGB values.
Maximum image size?
25 MB. Larger images get downscaled for display, but the pick is on the original.
Can I upload a URL instead of a file?
Premium accounts can paste an image URL directly.
Does it work on screenshots?
Yes — screenshots are the most common use case. Click any pixel from any captured app or website.
Are images stored?
Anonymous uploads deleted within 24 hours; signed-in uploads kept in your library.
About Color Picker from Image
Color Picker from Image is a free online tool from Wallpapers.com that runs entirely in your browser — no install, no watermark, no email sign-up for the first try.
Click any pixel on any image to read its HEX, RGB and HSL values.
How to use Color Picker from Image
- Pick a colour from the swatch or paste a HEX / RGB value.
- Adjust the output — palette, contrast, complementary colours.
- Copy the value, or export the swatch as JSON.
When to use it
Common use cases include:
prepping images for web upload, e-commerce listings, social media platforms with format constraints, and converting files from one device or app to another.
Free vs Premium
Every visitor gets a free trial run; signed-in free users get a higher daily quota. Subscribe to
Premium
for unlimited runs, bulk processing up to 200 images per job, priority queue, and ad-free browsing.
Related tools
Looking for something slightly different? Try the
Palette Extractor
,
Gradient Generator
or
Grayscale Converter
— or browse all
Color Tools tools.
