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Color names
Find the name of any color from its hex code, browse all 148 HTML/CSS color names, or search 5,000 color names.
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How to use Color names
Find the name of any color from its hex code, browse all 148 HTML and CSS color names, or search a curated list of about 5,000 color names.
- Name that color — paste a hex, RGB or HSL value (or use the eyedropper) to get the closest named colors, ranked by perceptual difference (ΔE in OKLab)
- HTML / CSS color names — every named color supported by all browsers, sortable by hue, name or lightness, with hex and RGB values
- Search — find colors by word, like “ocean”, “coffee” or “lavender”
Color names come from the open-source color-names project (MIT license). Click any color to copy its hex code.
Color names FAQs
Is Color names free?
Color names is a free online tool on ReallyUseful.Tools. No account is required.
Does Color names run in my browser?
Color names is designed to run in your browser where supported, so files can stay on your device instead of being uploaded to a server.
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