Welcome to the most comprehensive color tools platform. Generate palettes, create gradients, check accessibility, and explore harmonies โ all for free.
Professional color tools for every design need
Build beautiful color palettes with tints, shades, tones, and harmonies.
Create stunning CSS gradients with multiple stops and angles.
Mix and blend colors together to create new custom colors.
Find the name of any color by entering its HEX or RGB value.
Convert colors between HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, CMYK and more.
Extract a beautiful color palette from any image you upload.
Upload an image and click anywhere to pick exact colors.
Generate random beautiful color palettes with one click.
Interactive color wheel with harmony modes.
Check WCAG color contrast ratios for accessibility compliance.
Compare two colors side by side with detailed analysis.
Generate complete color palettes using advanced algorithms.
Trending color combinations loved by designers
Color theory, design tips, and tutorials
Color has a precise vocabulary โ and knowing it makes you faster, clearer, and more confident in every color conversation. Here are 60 essential color design terms, clearly defined.
Infographic color is not decoration โ it is structure. The colors you choose determine whether the data is understood at a glance or decoded with effort. Here is how to choose them so the information leads.
Every page has a desired reading path โ a sequence in which you want the user's eye to travel through the content. Color is one of the most powerful tools for establishing that path. Here is how to use it deliberately.
Typography-heavy designs โ editorial layouts, documentation, newsletters, and content-first products โ place unique demands on color. When text is the dominant element, color must serve readability above all else while still creating visual hierarchy and personality.
Logo color trends shift more slowly than web design trends โ but they do shift. Here is what is defining the current moment in brand mark color, what has aged out, and how to read trends without being enslaved by them.
Mobile app color palettes operate under constraints that desktop web design does not face โ smaller screens, thumb navigation, OLED displays, and the operating system's own design language. Here is how to build one that works.
HSB is the color model that most design tools default to โ and most designers never fully understand. Here is a clear, practical explanation of what each parameter does and how to use them together.
E-commerce color design has to solve two opposing problems simultaneously: building enough trust that users hand over payment information, and creating enough desire that they want to buy in the first place. Here is how color achieves both.
Everything you need to know about Color Designer
Color Designer is a comprehensive suite of free online color tools built for designers, developers, and creative professionals. Whether you need to build a color palette, generate CSS gradients, check accessibility contrast ratios, or explore color harmonies, we have the tools you need โ all in one place, completely free.
Our tools are built with performance and usability in mind. All processing happens in your browser for maximum privacy and speed. No accounts required, no watermarks, no limits. Start designing better color experiences today.