How to pick a color from an image
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How can I pick a color from an image?
When I move the cursor to any particular point in the image, I want the hex code of the color at the cursor to be displayed. I would like to be able to do that with anything displayed on the screen even if it is not an Image, say I am working on any Windows application having various colors.
Is there a way to do that?
windows-7 windows windows-xp images colors
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How can I pick a color from an image?
When I move the cursor to any particular point in the image, I want the hex code of the color at the cursor to be displayed. I would like to be able to do that with anything displayed on the screen even if it is not an Image, say I am working on any Windows application having various colors.
Is there a way to do that?
windows-7 windows windows-xp images colors
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up vote
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favorite
up vote
59
down vote
favorite
How can I pick a color from an image?
When I move the cursor to any particular point in the image, I want the hex code of the color at the cursor to be displayed. I would like to be able to do that with anything displayed on the screen even if it is not an Image, say I am working on any Windows application having various colors.
Is there a way to do that?
windows-7 windows windows-xp images colors
How can I pick a color from an image?
When I move the cursor to any particular point in the image, I want the hex code of the color at the cursor to be displayed. I would like to be able to do that with anything displayed on the screen even if it is not an Image, say I am working on any Windows application having various colors.
Is there a way to do that?
windows-7 windows windows-xp images colors
windows-7 windows windows-xp images colors
edited Dec 11 '17 at 6:18
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asked Mar 10 '11 at 9:22
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In Windows, there is an easier way that doesn't need any software.
- Capture the screen in an image file (use something like the Snipping Tool to grab the desired area)
- Open the file with MS Paint
- Use Paint's pick color and pick the color
- Press "Edit Colors" button
- You have the RGB values!
5
As far as I'm concerned, this is the best solution listed, since it is universal and doesn't require installing any new software.
– Ochado
Oct 19 '15 at 14:34
7
Slow and tedious. We just need a quick color picker...
– Pere
Jul 20 '16 at 8:19
2
.. and if the MS Paint can show and the hex color. :)
– Nikola Obreshkov
Sep 12 '16 at 12:24
1
@Ochado As far as I'm concerned, this is not the best solution listed, since it is tedious, slow and doesn't use versatile available handy software.
– PHPst
Sep 3 '17 at 12:46
1
Wait, Windows' default software isn't versatile or handy?
– Aaron Hall
Sep 13 '17 at 15:03
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up vote
46
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Instant Eyedropper is exactly what you were searching for.
How it works
- Move the mouse pointer to the Instant Eyedropper icon in the system tray.
- Press and hold the left mouse button and move the mouse pointer to the pixel whose color you want to identify.
- Release the mouse button.
That's it. The clipboard now contains the color code - in HTML format (or any other format that you have previously specified). It
can be pasted and used in any text or HTML editor or the Color Picker
tool of Photoshop.
It comes with all the options that I personally wanted of such tool.
- Clipboard color pattern (Hex, and others)
- Startup on system tray
- No overhead or ads and it's free.
Works on windows XP, vista, 7, 8, 10 and probably beyond that.
Clarification on values returned by the HSB option
Note that HSB format gives standard values, which are:
Hue: 0-359 degrees
Saturation: 0-100%
Brightness: 0-100%
Some tools like Paint on windows will give slightly different values:
Hue: 0-239
Saturation: 0-240
Luminance: 0-240
The reasoning is explained on the windows blog.
The theoretical
range for Hue is an angle, normalized to be greater than or equal to
0° and strictly less than 360°. The upper value of the range is not
reached because Hue is cyclical, so a value of 360° is equivalent to
0°. On the other hand, Saturation and Luminance are floating point
values between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive).
In Windows, the Hue, Saturation, and Luminance ranges are rescaled so that they go from 0 to 240. Hue is endpoint-exclusive (because 360° = 0°) whereas Saturation and Luminance are endpoint-inclusive (because 1.0 is achievable).
If you want to use Eyedropper on windows with a tool like Paint, you can do the math with the ratios explained above, or just use the RGB value whenever possible.
1
much better than all other solutions
– Georgios Pligoropoulos
Mar 8 '16 at 8:08
1
Perfect. Tiny, simple, and does the job. Thanks.
– hajamie
Apr 27 '16 at 21:56
doesn't work on windows 10
– shoosh
Jun 28 at 20:29
@shoosh the question is tagged windows 7 and XP, it's an old question from 2011.
– Emile Bergeron
Jun 28 at 20:35
1
This works fantastic and allows keyboard shortcuts to activate. Great time saver!
– SomeGuy
2 days ago
|
show 5 more comments
up vote
7
down vote
Features I liked about Just Color Picker:
- It's free.
- It's portable (no installation is needed).
- Supports many color formats (HTML, RGB, HEX, HSB/HSV, HSL, CMYK and Delphi).
- Has hotkey and autocopy options.
add a comment |
up vote
7
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If the image can be rendered in a browser, most of them have built-in color pickers / eyedroppers:
Chrome - DevTools (F12
) -> Elements -> Styles -> click any color preview box
FireFox - Same as Chrome or Hamburger menu -> Web Developer -> Eyedropper
Internet Explorer - DevTools (F12
) -> DOM Explorer ->Ctrl
+K
-> Enable ink dropper mode (left most button)
1
@fixer1234 done
– Ohad Schneider
Nov 14 '17 at 8:54
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PicPick is nice:
It is an all-in-one program that
provides full-featured screen capture
tool, intuitive image editor, color
picker, color palette, pixel ruler,
protractor, crosshair and even
whiteboard.
7
FYI - its not free or open source
– ShitalShah
Jan 23 '17 at 8:11
1
PicPick does have a free version, which is only for personal use, and does not auto-update. Apart from that it is the same as the paid version.
– CalvT
Jul 19 at 18:28
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I like Colorzilla when using Firefox. Simply use the eyedropper to click anywhere within the web page, including images, and it returns the RGB and Hex code.
6
While Colorzilla is quite useful, this is not a solution when you want to pick a color "on any windows application having various colors".
– Emile Bergeron
Jun 29 '15 at 0:28
1
While agreeing with Kevin, if your color is in a webpage, no need for extension (it may make it faster if you have to do this multiple times), but I just hit F12 to open the debug console, click the top left corner to "Select Element" and point to it on the browser
– Nick
Dec 1 '15 at 2:02
this is good, as it doesn't need any software installation, just open your image in browser or drag and drop the image in browser
– stom
Jan 19 '16 at 10:40
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ColorPic is free windows app that works well for picking colors. They have a paid one as well but I find the freebie works for the simple stuff just fine.
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I use Pixlr on account of it being web-based, so quick and easy to use anywhere that supports Flash.
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ColorPix is small, free, single-file application.
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I used to capture HTML colors with the Color Cop utility. Different of the majority of alternatives, it allows me to capture and after that, move the mouse preserving the color captured with allows me to use Ctrl+C later on.
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I recommend Nattyware Pixie.
Tiny (under 10KB), free, portable. And much easier than the Windows Paint route.
Oh, and it's been around forever.
http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.php
I don't know why it was downvoted. Up you go
– Sunil Kumar
Dec 29 '17 at 10:08
I don't think it works on modern screens with screen scaling (high DPI). Can't recommend this tool.
– user643011
Apr 9 at 5:52
@user643011, you "don't think" it works? Actually testing it and being able to confirm that statement would be more helpful to our fellow users.
– mach128x
Apr 9 at 14:27
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@mach128x: It doesn't work.
– user643011
Apr 9 at 14:29
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You can pick a color from an image easily online using this website:
Online Image color picker
Just upload any image from any device and the color hex code at the cursor will be displayed.
The questions asks about picking a color anywhere on the screen, not just in an image. An online service can't directly do that.
– fixer1234
Nov 18 at 11:43
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12 Answers
12
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
77
down vote
accepted
In Windows, there is an easier way that doesn't need any software.
- Capture the screen in an image file (use something like the Snipping Tool to grab the desired area)
- Open the file with MS Paint
- Use Paint's pick color and pick the color
- Press "Edit Colors" button
- You have the RGB values!
5
As far as I'm concerned, this is the best solution listed, since it is universal and doesn't require installing any new software.
– Ochado
Oct 19 '15 at 14:34
7
Slow and tedious. We just need a quick color picker...
– Pere
Jul 20 '16 at 8:19
2
.. and if the MS Paint can show and the hex color. :)
– Nikola Obreshkov
Sep 12 '16 at 12:24
1
@Ochado As far as I'm concerned, this is not the best solution listed, since it is tedious, slow and doesn't use versatile available handy software.
– PHPst
Sep 3 '17 at 12:46
1
Wait, Windows' default software isn't versatile or handy?
– Aaron Hall
Sep 13 '17 at 15:03
|
show 2 more comments
up vote
77
down vote
accepted
In Windows, there is an easier way that doesn't need any software.
- Capture the screen in an image file (use something like the Snipping Tool to grab the desired area)
- Open the file with MS Paint
- Use Paint's pick color and pick the color
- Press "Edit Colors" button
- You have the RGB values!
5
As far as I'm concerned, this is the best solution listed, since it is universal and doesn't require installing any new software.
– Ochado
Oct 19 '15 at 14:34
7
Slow and tedious. We just need a quick color picker...
– Pere
Jul 20 '16 at 8:19
2
.. and if the MS Paint can show and the hex color. :)
– Nikola Obreshkov
Sep 12 '16 at 12:24
1
@Ochado As far as I'm concerned, this is not the best solution listed, since it is tedious, slow and doesn't use versatile available handy software.
– PHPst
Sep 3 '17 at 12:46
1
Wait, Windows' default software isn't versatile or handy?
– Aaron Hall
Sep 13 '17 at 15:03
|
show 2 more comments
up vote
77
down vote
accepted
up vote
77
down vote
accepted
In Windows, there is an easier way that doesn't need any software.
- Capture the screen in an image file (use something like the Snipping Tool to grab the desired area)
- Open the file with MS Paint
- Use Paint's pick color and pick the color
- Press "Edit Colors" button
- You have the RGB values!
In Windows, there is an easier way that doesn't need any software.
- Capture the screen in an image file (use something like the Snipping Tool to grab the desired area)
- Open the file with MS Paint
- Use Paint's pick color and pick the color
- Press "Edit Colors" button
- You have the RGB values!
edited Feb 22 '16 at 1:54
Ben N
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28.8k1394140
answered Aug 15 '15 at 18:13
bsz
91062
91062
5
As far as I'm concerned, this is the best solution listed, since it is universal and doesn't require installing any new software.
– Ochado
Oct 19 '15 at 14:34
7
Slow and tedious. We just need a quick color picker...
– Pere
Jul 20 '16 at 8:19
2
.. and if the MS Paint can show and the hex color. :)
– Nikola Obreshkov
Sep 12 '16 at 12:24
1
@Ochado As far as I'm concerned, this is not the best solution listed, since it is tedious, slow and doesn't use versatile available handy software.
– PHPst
Sep 3 '17 at 12:46
1
Wait, Windows' default software isn't versatile or handy?
– Aaron Hall
Sep 13 '17 at 15:03
|
show 2 more comments
5
As far as I'm concerned, this is the best solution listed, since it is universal and doesn't require installing any new software.
– Ochado
Oct 19 '15 at 14:34
7
Slow and tedious. We just need a quick color picker...
– Pere
Jul 20 '16 at 8:19
2
.. and if the MS Paint can show and the hex color. :)
– Nikola Obreshkov
Sep 12 '16 at 12:24
1
@Ochado As far as I'm concerned, this is not the best solution listed, since it is tedious, slow and doesn't use versatile available handy software.
– PHPst
Sep 3 '17 at 12:46
1
Wait, Windows' default software isn't versatile or handy?
– Aaron Hall
Sep 13 '17 at 15:03
5
5
As far as I'm concerned, this is the best solution listed, since it is universal and doesn't require installing any new software.
– Ochado
Oct 19 '15 at 14:34
As far as I'm concerned, this is the best solution listed, since it is universal and doesn't require installing any new software.
– Ochado
Oct 19 '15 at 14:34
7
7
Slow and tedious. We just need a quick color picker...
– Pere
Jul 20 '16 at 8:19
Slow and tedious. We just need a quick color picker...
– Pere
Jul 20 '16 at 8:19
2
2
.. and if the MS Paint can show and the hex color. :)
– Nikola Obreshkov
Sep 12 '16 at 12:24
.. and if the MS Paint can show and the hex color. :)
– Nikola Obreshkov
Sep 12 '16 at 12:24
1
1
@Ochado As far as I'm concerned, this is not the best solution listed, since it is tedious, slow and doesn't use versatile available handy software.
– PHPst
Sep 3 '17 at 12:46
@Ochado As far as I'm concerned, this is not the best solution listed, since it is tedious, slow and doesn't use versatile available handy software.
– PHPst
Sep 3 '17 at 12:46
1
1
Wait, Windows' default software isn't versatile or handy?
– Aaron Hall
Sep 13 '17 at 15:03
Wait, Windows' default software isn't versatile or handy?
– Aaron Hall
Sep 13 '17 at 15:03
|
show 2 more comments
up vote
46
down vote
Instant Eyedropper is exactly what you were searching for.
How it works
- Move the mouse pointer to the Instant Eyedropper icon in the system tray.
- Press and hold the left mouse button and move the mouse pointer to the pixel whose color you want to identify.
- Release the mouse button.
That's it. The clipboard now contains the color code - in HTML format (or any other format that you have previously specified). It
can be pasted and used in any text or HTML editor or the Color Picker
tool of Photoshop.
It comes with all the options that I personally wanted of such tool.
- Clipboard color pattern (Hex, and others)
- Startup on system tray
- No overhead or ads and it's free.
Works on windows XP, vista, 7, 8, 10 and probably beyond that.
Clarification on values returned by the HSB option
Note that HSB format gives standard values, which are:
Hue: 0-359 degrees
Saturation: 0-100%
Brightness: 0-100%
Some tools like Paint on windows will give slightly different values:
Hue: 0-239
Saturation: 0-240
Luminance: 0-240
The reasoning is explained on the windows blog.
The theoretical
range for Hue is an angle, normalized to be greater than or equal to
0° and strictly less than 360°. The upper value of the range is not
reached because Hue is cyclical, so a value of 360° is equivalent to
0°. On the other hand, Saturation and Luminance are floating point
values between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive).
In Windows, the Hue, Saturation, and Luminance ranges are rescaled so that they go from 0 to 240. Hue is endpoint-exclusive (because 360° = 0°) whereas Saturation and Luminance are endpoint-inclusive (because 1.0 is achievable).
If you want to use Eyedropper on windows with a tool like Paint, you can do the math with the ratios explained above, or just use the RGB value whenever possible.
1
much better than all other solutions
– Georgios Pligoropoulos
Mar 8 '16 at 8:08
1
Perfect. Tiny, simple, and does the job. Thanks.
– hajamie
Apr 27 '16 at 21:56
doesn't work on windows 10
– shoosh
Jun 28 at 20:29
@shoosh the question is tagged windows 7 and XP, it's an old question from 2011.
– Emile Bergeron
Jun 28 at 20:35
1
This works fantastic and allows keyboard shortcuts to activate. Great time saver!
– SomeGuy
2 days ago
|
show 5 more comments
up vote
46
down vote
Instant Eyedropper is exactly what you were searching for.
How it works
- Move the mouse pointer to the Instant Eyedropper icon in the system tray.
- Press and hold the left mouse button and move the mouse pointer to the pixel whose color you want to identify.
- Release the mouse button.
That's it. The clipboard now contains the color code - in HTML format (or any other format that you have previously specified). It
can be pasted and used in any text or HTML editor or the Color Picker
tool of Photoshop.
It comes with all the options that I personally wanted of such tool.
- Clipboard color pattern (Hex, and others)
- Startup on system tray
- No overhead or ads and it's free.
Works on windows XP, vista, 7, 8, 10 and probably beyond that.
Clarification on values returned by the HSB option
Note that HSB format gives standard values, which are:
Hue: 0-359 degrees
Saturation: 0-100%
Brightness: 0-100%
Some tools like Paint on windows will give slightly different values:
Hue: 0-239
Saturation: 0-240
Luminance: 0-240
The reasoning is explained on the windows blog.
The theoretical
range for Hue is an angle, normalized to be greater than or equal to
0° and strictly less than 360°. The upper value of the range is not
reached because Hue is cyclical, so a value of 360° is equivalent to
0°. On the other hand, Saturation and Luminance are floating point
values between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive).
In Windows, the Hue, Saturation, and Luminance ranges are rescaled so that they go from 0 to 240. Hue is endpoint-exclusive (because 360° = 0°) whereas Saturation and Luminance are endpoint-inclusive (because 1.0 is achievable).
If you want to use Eyedropper on windows with a tool like Paint, you can do the math with the ratios explained above, or just use the RGB value whenever possible.
1
much better than all other solutions
– Georgios Pligoropoulos
Mar 8 '16 at 8:08
1
Perfect. Tiny, simple, and does the job. Thanks.
– hajamie
Apr 27 '16 at 21:56
doesn't work on windows 10
– shoosh
Jun 28 at 20:29
@shoosh the question is tagged windows 7 and XP, it's an old question from 2011.
– Emile Bergeron
Jun 28 at 20:35
1
This works fantastic and allows keyboard shortcuts to activate. Great time saver!
– SomeGuy
2 days ago
|
show 5 more comments
up vote
46
down vote
up vote
46
down vote
Instant Eyedropper is exactly what you were searching for.
How it works
- Move the mouse pointer to the Instant Eyedropper icon in the system tray.
- Press and hold the left mouse button and move the mouse pointer to the pixel whose color you want to identify.
- Release the mouse button.
That's it. The clipboard now contains the color code - in HTML format (or any other format that you have previously specified). It
can be pasted and used in any text or HTML editor or the Color Picker
tool of Photoshop.
It comes with all the options that I personally wanted of such tool.
- Clipboard color pattern (Hex, and others)
- Startup on system tray
- No overhead or ads and it's free.
Works on windows XP, vista, 7, 8, 10 and probably beyond that.
Clarification on values returned by the HSB option
Note that HSB format gives standard values, which are:
Hue: 0-359 degrees
Saturation: 0-100%
Brightness: 0-100%
Some tools like Paint on windows will give slightly different values:
Hue: 0-239
Saturation: 0-240
Luminance: 0-240
The reasoning is explained on the windows blog.
The theoretical
range for Hue is an angle, normalized to be greater than or equal to
0° and strictly less than 360°. The upper value of the range is not
reached because Hue is cyclical, so a value of 360° is equivalent to
0°. On the other hand, Saturation and Luminance are floating point
values between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive).
In Windows, the Hue, Saturation, and Luminance ranges are rescaled so that they go from 0 to 240. Hue is endpoint-exclusive (because 360° = 0°) whereas Saturation and Luminance are endpoint-inclusive (because 1.0 is achievable).
If you want to use Eyedropper on windows with a tool like Paint, you can do the math with the ratios explained above, or just use the RGB value whenever possible.
Instant Eyedropper is exactly what you were searching for.
How it works
- Move the mouse pointer to the Instant Eyedropper icon in the system tray.
- Press and hold the left mouse button and move the mouse pointer to the pixel whose color you want to identify.
- Release the mouse button.
That's it. The clipboard now contains the color code - in HTML format (or any other format that you have previously specified). It
can be pasted and used in any text or HTML editor or the Color Picker
tool of Photoshop.
It comes with all the options that I personally wanted of such tool.
- Clipboard color pattern (Hex, and others)
- Startup on system tray
- No overhead or ads and it's free.
Works on windows XP, vista, 7, 8, 10 and probably beyond that.
Clarification on values returned by the HSB option
Note that HSB format gives standard values, which are:
Hue: 0-359 degrees
Saturation: 0-100%
Brightness: 0-100%
Some tools like Paint on windows will give slightly different values:
Hue: 0-239
Saturation: 0-240
Luminance: 0-240
The reasoning is explained on the windows blog.
The theoretical
range for Hue is an angle, normalized to be greater than or equal to
0° and strictly less than 360°. The upper value of the range is not
reached because Hue is cyclical, so a value of 360° is equivalent to
0°. On the other hand, Saturation and Luminance are floating point
values between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive).
In Windows, the Hue, Saturation, and Luminance ranges are rescaled so that they go from 0 to 240. Hue is endpoint-exclusive (because 360° = 0°) whereas Saturation and Luminance are endpoint-inclusive (because 1.0 is achievable).
If you want to use Eyedropper on windows with a tool like Paint, you can do the math with the ratios explained above, or just use the RGB value whenever possible.
edited Aug 16 at 18:32
answered Jun 29 '15 at 0:44
Emile Bergeron
58849
58849
1
much better than all other solutions
– Georgios Pligoropoulos
Mar 8 '16 at 8:08
1
Perfect. Tiny, simple, and does the job. Thanks.
– hajamie
Apr 27 '16 at 21:56
doesn't work on windows 10
– shoosh
Jun 28 at 20:29
@shoosh the question is tagged windows 7 and XP, it's an old question from 2011.
– Emile Bergeron
Jun 28 at 20:35
1
This works fantastic and allows keyboard shortcuts to activate. Great time saver!
– SomeGuy
2 days ago
|
show 5 more comments
1
much better than all other solutions
– Georgios Pligoropoulos
Mar 8 '16 at 8:08
1
Perfect. Tiny, simple, and does the job. Thanks.
– hajamie
Apr 27 '16 at 21:56
doesn't work on windows 10
– shoosh
Jun 28 at 20:29
@shoosh the question is tagged windows 7 and XP, it's an old question from 2011.
– Emile Bergeron
Jun 28 at 20:35
1
This works fantastic and allows keyboard shortcuts to activate. Great time saver!
– SomeGuy
2 days ago
1
1
much better than all other solutions
– Georgios Pligoropoulos
Mar 8 '16 at 8:08
much better than all other solutions
– Georgios Pligoropoulos
Mar 8 '16 at 8:08
1
1
Perfect. Tiny, simple, and does the job. Thanks.
– hajamie
Apr 27 '16 at 21:56
Perfect. Tiny, simple, and does the job. Thanks.
– hajamie
Apr 27 '16 at 21:56
doesn't work on windows 10
– shoosh
Jun 28 at 20:29
doesn't work on windows 10
– shoosh
Jun 28 at 20:29
@shoosh the question is tagged windows 7 and XP, it's an old question from 2011.
– Emile Bergeron
Jun 28 at 20:35
@shoosh the question is tagged windows 7 and XP, it's an old question from 2011.
– Emile Bergeron
Jun 28 at 20:35
1
1
This works fantastic and allows keyboard shortcuts to activate. Great time saver!
– SomeGuy
2 days ago
This works fantastic and allows keyboard shortcuts to activate. Great time saver!
– SomeGuy
2 days ago
|
show 5 more comments
up vote
7
down vote
Features I liked about Just Color Picker:
- It's free.
- It's portable (no installation is needed).
- Supports many color formats (HTML, RGB, HEX, HSB/HSV, HSL, CMYK and Delphi).
- Has hotkey and autocopy options.
add a comment |
up vote
7
down vote
Features I liked about Just Color Picker:
- It's free.
- It's portable (no installation is needed).
- Supports many color formats (HTML, RGB, HEX, HSB/HSV, HSL, CMYK and Delphi).
- Has hotkey and autocopy options.
add a comment |
up vote
7
down vote
up vote
7
down vote
Features I liked about Just Color Picker:
- It's free.
- It's portable (no installation is needed).
- Supports many color formats (HTML, RGB, HEX, HSB/HSV, HSL, CMYK and Delphi).
- Has hotkey and autocopy options.
Features I liked about Just Color Picker:
- It's free.
- It's portable (no installation is needed).
- Supports many color formats (HTML, RGB, HEX, HSB/HSV, HSL, CMYK and Delphi).
- Has hotkey and autocopy options.
answered May 23 '16 at 21:48
AXO
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450412
add a comment |
add a comment |
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If the image can be rendered in a browser, most of them have built-in color pickers / eyedroppers:
Chrome - DevTools (F12
) -> Elements -> Styles -> click any color preview box
FireFox - Same as Chrome or Hamburger menu -> Web Developer -> Eyedropper
Internet Explorer - DevTools (F12
) -> DOM Explorer ->Ctrl
+K
-> Enable ink dropper mode (left most button)
1
@fixer1234 done
– Ohad Schneider
Nov 14 '17 at 8:54
add a comment |
up vote
7
down vote
If the image can be rendered in a browser, most of them have built-in color pickers / eyedroppers:
Chrome - DevTools (F12
) -> Elements -> Styles -> click any color preview box
FireFox - Same as Chrome or Hamburger menu -> Web Developer -> Eyedropper
Internet Explorer - DevTools (F12
) -> DOM Explorer ->Ctrl
+K
-> Enable ink dropper mode (left most button)
1
@fixer1234 done
– Ohad Schneider
Nov 14 '17 at 8:54
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up vote
7
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If the image can be rendered in a browser, most of them have built-in color pickers / eyedroppers:
Chrome - DevTools (F12
) -> Elements -> Styles -> click any color preview box
FireFox - Same as Chrome or Hamburger menu -> Web Developer -> Eyedropper
Internet Explorer - DevTools (F12
) -> DOM Explorer ->Ctrl
+K
-> Enable ink dropper mode (left most button)
If the image can be rendered in a browser, most of them have built-in color pickers / eyedroppers:
Chrome - DevTools (F12
) -> Elements -> Styles -> click any color preview box
FireFox - Same as Chrome or Hamburger menu -> Web Developer -> Eyedropper
Internet Explorer - DevTools (F12
) -> DOM Explorer ->Ctrl
+K
-> Enable ink dropper mode (left most button)
edited Nov 14 '17 at 8:54
answered Nov 13 '17 at 23:10
Ohad Schneider
360511
360511
1
@fixer1234 done
– Ohad Schneider
Nov 14 '17 at 8:54
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1
@fixer1234 done
– Ohad Schneider
Nov 14 '17 at 8:54
1
1
@fixer1234 done
– Ohad Schneider
Nov 14 '17 at 8:54
@fixer1234 done
– Ohad Schneider
Nov 14 '17 at 8:54
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up vote
3
down vote
PicPick is nice:
It is an all-in-one program that
provides full-featured screen capture
tool, intuitive image editor, color
picker, color palette, pixel ruler,
protractor, crosshair and even
whiteboard.
7
FYI - its not free or open source
– ShitalShah
Jan 23 '17 at 8:11
1
PicPick does have a free version, which is only for personal use, and does not auto-update. Apart from that it is the same as the paid version.
– CalvT
Jul 19 at 18:28
add a comment |
up vote
3
down vote
PicPick is nice:
It is an all-in-one program that
provides full-featured screen capture
tool, intuitive image editor, color
picker, color palette, pixel ruler,
protractor, crosshair and even
whiteboard.
7
FYI - its not free or open source
– ShitalShah
Jan 23 '17 at 8:11
1
PicPick does have a free version, which is only for personal use, and does not auto-update. Apart from that it is the same as the paid version.
– CalvT
Jul 19 at 18:28
add a comment |
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
PicPick is nice:
It is an all-in-one program that
provides full-featured screen capture
tool, intuitive image editor, color
picker, color palette, pixel ruler,
protractor, crosshair and even
whiteboard.
PicPick is nice:
It is an all-in-one program that
provides full-featured screen capture
tool, intuitive image editor, color
picker, color palette, pixel ruler,
protractor, crosshair and even
whiteboard.
answered Mar 10 '11 at 9:30
akira
47.9k14110152
47.9k14110152
7
FYI - its not free or open source
– ShitalShah
Jan 23 '17 at 8:11
1
PicPick does have a free version, which is only for personal use, and does not auto-update. Apart from that it is the same as the paid version.
– CalvT
Jul 19 at 18:28
add a comment |
7
FYI - its not free or open source
– ShitalShah
Jan 23 '17 at 8:11
1
PicPick does have a free version, which is only for personal use, and does not auto-update. Apart from that it is the same as the paid version.
– CalvT
Jul 19 at 18:28
7
7
FYI - its not free or open source
– ShitalShah
Jan 23 '17 at 8:11
FYI - its not free or open source
– ShitalShah
Jan 23 '17 at 8:11
1
1
PicPick does have a free version, which is only for personal use, and does not auto-update. Apart from that it is the same as the paid version.
– CalvT
Jul 19 at 18:28
PicPick does have a free version, which is only for personal use, and does not auto-update. Apart from that it is the same as the paid version.
– CalvT
Jul 19 at 18:28
add a comment |
up vote
3
down vote
I like Colorzilla when using Firefox. Simply use the eyedropper to click anywhere within the web page, including images, and it returns the RGB and Hex code.
6
While Colorzilla is quite useful, this is not a solution when you want to pick a color "on any windows application having various colors".
– Emile Bergeron
Jun 29 '15 at 0:28
1
While agreeing with Kevin, if your color is in a webpage, no need for extension (it may make it faster if you have to do this multiple times), but I just hit F12 to open the debug console, click the top left corner to "Select Element" and point to it on the browser
– Nick
Dec 1 '15 at 2:02
this is good, as it doesn't need any software installation, just open your image in browser or drag and drop the image in browser
– stom
Jan 19 '16 at 10:40
add a comment |
up vote
3
down vote
I like Colorzilla when using Firefox. Simply use the eyedropper to click anywhere within the web page, including images, and it returns the RGB and Hex code.
6
While Colorzilla is quite useful, this is not a solution when you want to pick a color "on any windows application having various colors".
– Emile Bergeron
Jun 29 '15 at 0:28
1
While agreeing with Kevin, if your color is in a webpage, no need for extension (it may make it faster if you have to do this multiple times), but I just hit F12 to open the debug console, click the top left corner to "Select Element" and point to it on the browser
– Nick
Dec 1 '15 at 2:02
this is good, as it doesn't need any software installation, just open your image in browser or drag and drop the image in browser
– stom
Jan 19 '16 at 10:40
add a comment |
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
I like Colorzilla when using Firefox. Simply use the eyedropper to click anywhere within the web page, including images, and it returns the RGB and Hex code.
I like Colorzilla when using Firefox. Simply use the eyedropper to click anywhere within the web page, including images, and it returns the RGB and Hex code.
answered Mar 23 '11 at 15:13
Kevin Worthington
1,51621313
1,51621313
6
While Colorzilla is quite useful, this is not a solution when you want to pick a color "on any windows application having various colors".
– Emile Bergeron
Jun 29 '15 at 0:28
1
While agreeing with Kevin, if your color is in a webpage, no need for extension (it may make it faster if you have to do this multiple times), but I just hit F12 to open the debug console, click the top left corner to "Select Element" and point to it on the browser
– Nick
Dec 1 '15 at 2:02
this is good, as it doesn't need any software installation, just open your image in browser or drag and drop the image in browser
– stom
Jan 19 '16 at 10:40
add a comment |
6
While Colorzilla is quite useful, this is not a solution when you want to pick a color "on any windows application having various colors".
– Emile Bergeron
Jun 29 '15 at 0:28
1
While agreeing with Kevin, if your color is in a webpage, no need for extension (it may make it faster if you have to do this multiple times), but I just hit F12 to open the debug console, click the top left corner to "Select Element" and point to it on the browser
– Nick
Dec 1 '15 at 2:02
this is good, as it doesn't need any software installation, just open your image in browser or drag and drop the image in browser
– stom
Jan 19 '16 at 10:40
6
6
While Colorzilla is quite useful, this is not a solution when you want to pick a color "on any windows application having various colors".
– Emile Bergeron
Jun 29 '15 at 0:28
While Colorzilla is quite useful, this is not a solution when you want to pick a color "on any windows application having various colors".
– Emile Bergeron
Jun 29 '15 at 0:28
1
1
While agreeing with Kevin, if your color is in a webpage, no need for extension (it may make it faster if you have to do this multiple times), but I just hit F12 to open the debug console, click the top left corner to "Select Element" and point to it on the browser
– Nick
Dec 1 '15 at 2:02
While agreeing with Kevin, if your color is in a webpage, no need for extension (it may make it faster if you have to do this multiple times), but I just hit F12 to open the debug console, click the top left corner to "Select Element" and point to it on the browser
– Nick
Dec 1 '15 at 2:02
this is good, as it doesn't need any software installation, just open your image in browser or drag and drop the image in browser
– stom
Jan 19 '16 at 10:40
this is good, as it doesn't need any software installation, just open your image in browser or drag and drop the image in browser
– stom
Jan 19 '16 at 10:40
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
ColorPic is free windows app that works well for picking colors. They have a paid one as well but I find the freebie works for the simple stuff just fine.
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
ColorPic is free windows app that works well for picking colors. They have a paid one as well but I find the freebie works for the simple stuff just fine.
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
ColorPic is free windows app that works well for picking colors. They have a paid one as well but I find the freebie works for the simple stuff just fine.
ColorPic is free windows app that works well for picking colors. They have a paid one as well but I find the freebie works for the simple stuff just fine.
answered Apr 20 '16 at 5:05
Jafin
44759
44759
add a comment |
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
I use Pixlr on account of it being web-based, so quick and easy to use anywhere that supports Flash.
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
I use Pixlr on account of it being web-based, so quick and easy to use anywhere that supports Flash.
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
I use Pixlr on account of it being web-based, so quick and easy to use anywhere that supports Flash.
I use Pixlr on account of it being web-based, so quick and easy to use anywhere that supports Flash.
answered Mar 10 '11 at 10:24
Sork
713
713
add a comment |
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
ColorPix is small, free, single-file application.
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
ColorPix is small, free, single-file application.
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
ColorPix is small, free, single-file application.
ColorPix is small, free, single-file application.
answered Oct 14 '16 at 7:00
Sergey
249311
249311
add a comment |
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
I used to capture HTML colors with the Color Cop utility. Different of the majority of alternatives, it allows me to capture and after that, move the mouse preserving the color captured with allows me to use Ctrl+C later on.
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
I used to capture HTML colors with the Color Cop utility. Different of the majority of alternatives, it allows me to capture and after that, move the mouse preserving the color captured with allows me to use Ctrl+C later on.
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
I used to capture HTML colors with the Color Cop utility. Different of the majority of alternatives, it allows me to capture and after that, move the mouse preserving the color captured with allows me to use Ctrl+C later on.
I used to capture HTML colors with the Color Cop utility. Different of the majority of alternatives, it allows me to capture and after that, move the mouse preserving the color captured with allows me to use Ctrl+C later on.
edited Oct 22 '17 at 4:27
Bryan Zeng
33
33
answered Nov 4 '16 at 18:21
Wellington Souza
1213
1213
add a comment |
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
I recommend Nattyware Pixie.
Tiny (under 10KB), free, portable. And much easier than the Windows Paint route.
Oh, and it's been around forever.
http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.php
I don't know why it was downvoted. Up you go
– Sunil Kumar
Dec 29 '17 at 10:08
I don't think it works on modern screens with screen scaling (high DPI). Can't recommend this tool.
– user643011
Apr 9 at 5:52
@user643011, you "don't think" it works? Actually testing it and being able to confirm that statement would be more helpful to our fellow users.
– mach128x
Apr 9 at 14:27
1
@mach128x: It doesn't work.
– user643011
Apr 9 at 14:29
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
I recommend Nattyware Pixie.
Tiny (under 10KB), free, portable. And much easier than the Windows Paint route.
Oh, and it's been around forever.
http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.php
I don't know why it was downvoted. Up you go
– Sunil Kumar
Dec 29 '17 at 10:08
I don't think it works on modern screens with screen scaling (high DPI). Can't recommend this tool.
– user643011
Apr 9 at 5:52
@user643011, you "don't think" it works? Actually testing it and being able to confirm that statement would be more helpful to our fellow users.
– mach128x
Apr 9 at 14:27
1
@mach128x: It doesn't work.
– user643011
Apr 9 at 14:29
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
I recommend Nattyware Pixie.
Tiny (under 10KB), free, portable. And much easier than the Windows Paint route.
Oh, and it's been around forever.
http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.php
I recommend Nattyware Pixie.
Tiny (under 10KB), free, portable. And much easier than the Windows Paint route.
Oh, and it's been around forever.
http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.php
answered Dec 2 '17 at 17:23
mach128x
11
11
I don't know why it was downvoted. Up you go
– Sunil Kumar
Dec 29 '17 at 10:08
I don't think it works on modern screens with screen scaling (high DPI). Can't recommend this tool.
– user643011
Apr 9 at 5:52
@user643011, you "don't think" it works? Actually testing it and being able to confirm that statement would be more helpful to our fellow users.
– mach128x
Apr 9 at 14:27
1
@mach128x: It doesn't work.
– user643011
Apr 9 at 14:29
add a comment |
I don't know why it was downvoted. Up you go
– Sunil Kumar
Dec 29 '17 at 10:08
I don't think it works on modern screens with screen scaling (high DPI). Can't recommend this tool.
– user643011
Apr 9 at 5:52
@user643011, you "don't think" it works? Actually testing it and being able to confirm that statement would be more helpful to our fellow users.
– mach128x
Apr 9 at 14:27
1
@mach128x: It doesn't work.
– user643011
Apr 9 at 14:29
I don't know why it was downvoted. Up you go
– Sunil Kumar
Dec 29 '17 at 10:08
I don't know why it was downvoted. Up you go
– Sunil Kumar
Dec 29 '17 at 10:08
I don't think it works on modern screens with screen scaling (high DPI). Can't recommend this tool.
– user643011
Apr 9 at 5:52
I don't think it works on modern screens with screen scaling (high DPI). Can't recommend this tool.
– user643011
Apr 9 at 5:52
@user643011, you "don't think" it works? Actually testing it and being able to confirm that statement would be more helpful to our fellow users.
– mach128x
Apr 9 at 14:27
@user643011, you "don't think" it works? Actually testing it and being able to confirm that statement would be more helpful to our fellow users.
– mach128x
Apr 9 at 14:27
1
1
@mach128x: It doesn't work.
– user643011
Apr 9 at 14:29
@mach128x: It doesn't work.
– user643011
Apr 9 at 14:29
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
You can pick a color from an image easily online using this website:
Online Image color picker
Just upload any image from any device and the color hex code at the cursor will be displayed.
The questions asks about picking a color anywhere on the screen, not just in an image. An online service can't directly do that.
– fixer1234
Nov 18 at 11:43
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
You can pick a color from an image easily online using this website:
Online Image color picker
Just upload any image from any device and the color hex code at the cursor will be displayed.
The questions asks about picking a color anywhere on the screen, not just in an image. An online service can't directly do that.
– fixer1234
Nov 18 at 11:43
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
You can pick a color from an image easily online using this website:
Online Image color picker
Just upload any image from any device and the color hex code at the cursor will be displayed.
You can pick a color from an image easily online using this website:
Online Image color picker
Just upload any image from any device and the color hex code at the cursor will be displayed.
edited Jul 7 at 10:45
robinCTS
3,83241527
3,83241527
answered Jul 7 at 10:22
biraj01
11
11
The questions asks about picking a color anywhere on the screen, not just in an image. An online service can't directly do that.
– fixer1234
Nov 18 at 11:43
add a comment |
The questions asks about picking a color anywhere on the screen, not just in an image. An online service can't directly do that.
– fixer1234
Nov 18 at 11:43
The questions asks about picking a color anywhere on the screen, not just in an image. An online service can't directly do that.
– fixer1234
Nov 18 at 11:43
The questions asks about picking a color anywhere on the screen, not just in an image. An online service can't directly do that.
– fixer1234
Nov 18 at 11:43
add a comment |
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