Pick image colors and palette
Choose an image pixel to read its HEX and RGBA color, alpha and pixel coordinates, and inspect a palette from the decoded image.
- Runs in your browser
- No upload
- Result stays on your device
Files and content stay on this device. Aggregate action counts are sent only with your separate consent. PNG/JPEG/WebP, 10 MB, 4 million pixels. Oriented sRGB pixels and alpha; deterministic 4-bit histogram palette, not an optimal design palette. Arrow keys move one pixel; pointer/touch and numeric coordinates use the same pixels.
Pick image colors and palette
- Prepare the input
Choose a supported PNG, JPEG or WebP image. Select a pixel with the pointer, by touch or with numeric coordinates, use zoom to look closer, and use the arrow keys to move one source pixel at a time. Coordinates start at zero in the oriented, decoded image.
- Try the worked example
A fully opaque red pixel with the bytes 255,0,0,255 gives HEX #ff0000, RGBA rgba(255, 0, 0, 1.000) and alpha 255/255. Compare the selected pixel with the pixels around it before you copy a color.
- Check and save
Copy the HEX or RGBA value, or look at the histogram palette. A semi-transparent pixel has to be read together with its alpha and the background. The palette summarizes the decoded colors. It is not an optimal palette or one certified for accessibility.
Questions
Does this return the original camera color or HSL?
No. The values describe the oriented sRGB pixels as decoded by this workflow. The output gives HEX, RGBA, alpha and coordinates, but not HSL, RAW sensor data or the original color profile.
Why does a transparent pixel look different on another background?
A pixel’s RGB bytes and alpha are separate from how it looks once composited. A half-transparent red pixel blends with the background you choose, and copying the RGB alone discards the transparency information.
How large can the image be?
The profile accepts PNG, JPEG and WebP up to 10 MiB and 4 million pixels. Images that are unsupported or too large are refused. Image bytes stay local. Keep the original, because copying a color doesn't save the image.
Tips & guides
Image too large to upload?
Check the destination’s format, dimensions and file-size limit before making another copy.
Read the guide