Color Name Finder help

Color Name Finder matches a hex color to the closest of the 147 CSS named colors, using a weighted RGB distance that roughly tracks how different colors look.

Steps

  1. Enter a hex color like #3366cc.
  2. See the nearest name, how far off it is, and the next closest names.
  3. Or type a name to get its hex.

Common questions

Why is the nearest name sometimes a surprise?

The CSS palette has gaps. A color between two named colors will snap to whichever is closer, which may not be the name you expected.

What does the distance number mean?

A rough measure of how far the input is from the named color. Zero is an exact match; small numbers are visually very close.

Which palette is used?

The CSS Level 4 named colors, including rebeccapurple and both gray and grey spellings.

Does anything leave my browser?

No. The tool runs entirely on this page.

Everything runs in your browser. Nothing you enter or drop is uploaded.

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