How does the color extraction work?

The image is drawn onto an HTML Canvas element scaled to a smaller size. Pixel RGB values are read and grouped into color buckets (quantization). The most frequent buckets become the dominant colors.

Is my image uploaded to a server?

No. The entire process runs in your browser using the Canvas API. Your image never leaves your device.

What image formats are supported?

Any format your browser can display: JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and SVG (rasterized).

Why does the extracted color not exactly match what I see?

The tool quantizes colors — similar shades are grouped together. This produces clean dominant swatches rather than thousands of near-identical values. The result is intentionally simplified.

How many colors are extracted?

The top 10 most dominant colors are shown, ordered by how much of the image they cover.

Image Color Extractor — Extract Dominant Colors from Any Image | Toolivon

Image Color Extractor

Upload any image and extract its dominant color palette. Your image never leaves your browser.

Drag & drop an image, or browse

JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF — all processing happens in your browser

Upload an image to extract its colors

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How to Extract Colors from an Image

1
Upload your image
Drag and drop any image onto the upload zone, or click 'browse' to pick a file. Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, and GIF.
2
Wait for extraction
Colors are extracted instantly using Canvas pixel analysis in your browser — no server involved.
3
Review dominant colors
The top 10 dominant colors appear with their HEX codes and percentage share of the image.
4
Copy individual colors
Click the copy button next to any color to copy its HEX code.
5
Export as CSS variables
Copy the full :root CSS variables block to use the palette in your project.

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