Image Color Palette Extractor

Upload any image and instantly extract its dominant colors. Get HEX codes, distribution percentages, and a visual color palette -- all processed locally in your browser.

How to Extract Colors from an Image

1. Upload Your Image

Drag and drop any image file or click to browse. Supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, and more.

2. Extract the Palette

Click "Extract Palette" and our algorithm analyzes pixel data using color quantization.

3. Copy & Use

Browse your dominant colors with HEX codes, click any code to copy, and use them in your designs.

Drop an image here or click to browse

Supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP — processed entirely in your browser

Dominant Color Palette

Color Distribution

Why Use This Tool

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Instant Color Extraction

Get a clean, usable palette from any image in seconds. No manual color picking or guesswork needed.

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100% Local & Private

Your images never leave your device. All processing happens via the Canvas API in your browser.

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Accurate Color Distribution

See not just the dominant colors but exactly how much of the image they occupy, with precise percentages.

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Designer-Friendly Output

Click any HEX code to copy it instantly. Perfect for web design, branding, illustration, and digital art.

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Fast & Lightweight

No sign-ups, no uploads, no waiting. Our efficient quantization algorithm delivers results in milliseconds.

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Works Offline Too

Because everything runs locally, you can use this tool even without an internet connection after the page loads.

Frequently Asked Questions

Our tool uses a color quantization algorithm to sample pixels from your uploaded image. It reduces the colors to 64 representative buckets, then identifies the 5-8 most dominant colors with their exact HEX codes and distribution percentages. All processing happens locally in your browser.

Yes, HueGrad's Image Color Palette Extractor is 100% free. There are no hidden charges, no subscription required, and no limits on how many images you can process.

No. All image processing is done locally in your browser using the Canvas API. Your images are never uploaded to any server, ensuring complete privacy and security.

The tool supports all common image formats that modern browsers can render, including JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, and SVG. Simply drag and drop or click to upload your image.

Yes, each color swatch displays its HEX code. Simply click on any HEX code to copy it to your clipboard, making it easy to use the extracted colors in your design projects.

Color quantization is a technique that reduces the number of distinct colors in an image while preserving visual similarity. Our tool uses median-cut quantization to group similar colors into buckets, then selects the most representative colors. This gives you a clean, usable palette instead of thousands of noisy shades.

100% Free
No Sign-up
Privacy First
Local Processing