Color Picker: Find Name & Code by Mikhail Gribanov solves a small, specific problem: you see a color somewhere and want its exact code. The Android app does this by pointing your camera at the real world. Most of the time, though, you already have the color in mind and just need to build it. So we built Hue Snap, a free color picker that runs right here in your browser. Drag one square and one slider, and the HEX, RGB, and HSL codes update instantly, along with the closest common color name.
Pick a color with Hue Snap now
Drag inside the square to set saturation and lightness, and drag the slider to change the hue. Tap any code to copy it.
How to use it
The square controls saturation (left to right) and lightness (bottom to top); the slider next to it sets the hue. On touch, drag with a finger; on desktop, click and drag with a mouse, or focus the square and nudge it with the arrow keys. The preview bar, the three code fields, and the color name all update the moment you move either control, so there is nothing to calculate and nothing to submit.
Tap the HEX, RGB, or HSL row to copy that exact code to your clipboard, ready to paste into a design tool, a CSS file, or a chat. Every color you land on gets added to the recent strip underneath, so you can flick back to a shade you liked a minute ago. Your palette and your last position are saved on your device between visits. Nothing leaves your browser.
How it compares to Color Picker
Hue Snap keeps the part of Color Picker most people actually reach for: dial in a color and read off its HEX, RGB, and HSL values along with a plain-English name, instantly and without menus. That is the whole loop, and we kept it fast on purpose.
The full Color Picker app does more than that. Its main feature is pointing your phone’s camera at a real object, a paint swatch, a logo, a wall, and reading the color straight off it, including an averaging tool for noisy surfaces. It also cross-references a library of over a thousand named colors across palettes like RAL Classic, HTML/W3C, and Material Design, and it can pull colors from photos already in your gallery.
We deliberately left out the camera and photo-import side, since that needs a native app with real permissions, not a browser tab. If you are designing on a screen and just need to build or fine-tune a color, Hue Snap is the faster path. If you need to match a color from a physical object in front of you, install the app.
Get the full app
Color Picker: Find Name & Code is free on Android, with camera-based color detection, photo import, an averaging scope, and a library of over a thousand named colors across several standard palettes.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use a color picker online without downloading anything?
Yes. Hue Snap runs entirely in this page. Drag the square and the slider and you get live HEX, RGB, and HSL codes with no install and no account.
Is this the official Color Picker app?
No. Hue Snap is an original tool we built, inspired by the quick color-lookup job that Color Picker does well. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Mikhail Gribanov. For camera-based color detection and photo import, get the official app from the stores above.
Does Hue Snap work offline?
Yes. Once the page has loaded, picking colors and reading their codes keeps working without a connection. Your recent palette and last position are saved in your browser’s local storage on your device only.
Where do I copy the HEX or RGB code from?
Tap the HEX, RGB, or HSL row under the picker. Each one copies its own code straight to your clipboard, and shows “Copied” for a moment so you know it worked.
Can Hue Snap identify a color from a photo?
No, and that is the one feature we left out on purpose. Reading color from a camera or a saved photo needs device permissions a browser tab should not ask for. Color Picker’s camera and gallery tools cover that; Hue Snap covers building and fine-tuning a color by eye.
Is it free?
Yes, completely free with no signup and no limit on how many colors you pick.
