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Best Free Color & Image Tools for Designers

Grab colors and prep images without opening heavy software. Pick colors, build palettes and gradients, check WCAG contrast, convert between HEX, RGB and HSL, and resize, crop, compress or convert images. Image tools process files entirely in your browser, so nothing is uploaded anywhere. All 25 tools below are free, run in your browser, and need no sign-up.

Color Picker

Free visual color picker. Pick any color with the eyedropper wheel and instantly read its HEX, RGB and HSL values, then copy them with one click.

HEX to RGB Converter

Free HEX to RGB converter. Paste any hex color code and instantly get its red, green and blue values as an rgb() string ready for CSS.

RGB to HEX Converter

Free RGB to HEX converter. Enter red, green and blue values and instantly get the matching hex color code, ready to copy into CSS or design tools.

RGB to HSL Converter

Free RGB to HSL converter. Enter red, green and blue values and instantly get hue, saturation and lightness as a copyable CSS hsl() string.

HEX to HSL Converter

Free HEX to HSL converter. Paste a hex color code and instantly get hue, saturation and lightness as a copyable CSS hsl() string with a live swatch.

RGB to CMYK Converter

Free RGB to CMYK converter. Enter red, green and blue values and instantly get cyan, magenta, yellow and key (black) percentages for print work.

HEX to RGBA Converter

Free HEX to RGBA converter. Turn a hex color and an opacity slider into a copyable CSS rgba() string, with a live checkerboard transparency preview.

Color Palette Generator

Free color palette generator. Pick a base color and instantly build harmonious palettes (complementary, analogous, triadic) with copyable hex codes.

CSS Gradient Generator

Free CSS gradient generator. Blend two colors, set the angle and type (linear or radial), preview live and copy the ready-to-paste background CSS.

WCAG Contrast Checker

Free WCAG contrast checker. Compare a text and background color, see the exact contrast ratio and whether it passes AA and AAA accessibility levels.

Color Shades and Tints Generator

Free shades and tints generator. Enter a base color and instantly get a full scale of darker shades and lighter tints with copyable hex codes.

Color Mixer and Blender

Free color mixer and blender. Pick two colors and a blend amount to see the mixed result in HEX and RGB, with a live swatch and one-click copy.

Named CSS Colors Chart

Free named CSS colors chart. Browse and search all standard CSS color names with their hex codes and swatches, and copy any name or hex instantly.

Color Blindness Simulator

Free color blindness simulator. Enter a color to see how it appears under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia to test your palette accessibility.

Random Color Generator

Free random color generator. Generate a random color or a batch of them with one click, each shown as a swatch with copyable HEX and RGB values.

Image Resizer

Free online image resizer. Change an image to exact pixel dimensions or by percentage, lock the aspect ratio, and download the result. Private.

Image Cropper

Free online image cropper. Drag a crop box over your photo to keep only the part you want, then download the cropped image. Nothing uploaded.

Image Compressor

Free online image compressor. Re-encode JPG and PNG photos at a quality you choose to shrink file size, and see how much you saved. Private.

Image Format Converter

Free online image format converter. Change a picture between PNG, JPG and WebP right in your browser and download the converted file. Private.

Image to Base64

Free image to Base64 converter. Turn a picture into a Base64 data URI you can paste into HTML or CSS. Copy the string, all done in your browser.

Rotate & Flip Image

Free online image rotator and flipper. Turn a photo left or right in 90 degree steps or mirror it horizontally and vertically, then download.

Add Text to Image

Free online tool to add text or a watermark to an image. Set the words, size, color, opacity and position, then download the labeled picture.

Meme Generator

Free online meme generator. Upload any image, add classic bold top and bottom text, and download your meme. All in your browser, nothing uploaded.

Image Color Extractor

Free image color extractor. Upload a photo and get its dominant color palette with HEX codes you can click to copy. Runs in your browser.

Placeholder Image Generator

Free placeholder image generator. Create a dummy image at any size with custom colors and label text, then download it. No upload, no server.

Frequently asked questions

Are these tools free?

Yes. Every tool in this toolkit is completely free, with no sign-up and no usage limits.

Do these tools work on mobile?

Yes. They run in any modern web browser on phone, tablet or desktop, with nothing to install.

Is my data private?

Yes. These tools run entirely in your browser, so nothing you enter is uploaded to a server.

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