How to Get a Color Hex Code From Image or Video: Online Eyedropper Tool
There are nearly 17 million different hex codes for colors, which is far too many to recognize by sight. Here's how you can use an online eyedropper tool to find the exact hex code for any color you see in an image, GIF, or video.
There's an infinite number of colors to explore, each just a tiny bit different from the next. For artists, designers, and video editors, colors are represented as hex color codes, a hexadecimal number with 16 million possible combinations.
People aren't great at memorizing six-digit color codes, so a tool that can identify this number from a picture, logo, or video clip is essential. One solution for creators is to find a free website designed to recognize hex color codes from an image. A better solution is to use an eyedropper tool. You can find colors buried in intricate details that are otherwise hard to extract.
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to get a hex code from an image or video with a free eyedropper tool. This tutorial uses an online Studio called Kapwing. Follow these three steps to grab the color from the upload:
- Upload a video, photo, or GIF
- Use the Eyedropper tool to find your hex code
- Use the color in a design, image, or video
Step 1: Upload a Video, Photo, or GIF
To get started, you'll need to get the photo, video, or GIF that you want to find a color from.
Once you found your media, head over to Kapwing.com and click the Start Editing button to enter the Studio. In the Studio, you can drag & drop your file right into the window, click the Upload button and find it on your device, or paste a link to your photo, video, or GIF.
Step 2: Use the Eyedropper Tool to Find Your Hex Code
After your image or GIF is in the Studio, scan it to identify the shades you want. If you are using a video, press play, then stop the video when you see the color you want to identify.
With no layer selected, click the eyedropper tool under the Background Color section on the right side of the screen. Now, when you move your mouse over the canvas, you'll see the eyedropper square display the color your cursor is on, with the hex code for that color displayed underneath. Click on the exact color you want to use, and it will be saved as the background color of your project. Here, I used the eyedropper tool to identify two colors from my video.
Step 3: Use the Color in a Design, Image, or Video
If the hex code of your color is all you're looking for, you're all done! But the Kapwing Studio also allows you to use that hex color in any visual assets you may want to use, whether you want to create shapes, outlines, text, subtitles, progress bars, or even drop shadows & glow effects. Whenever you can customize the color of something you create something in the Studio, you'll see the hex code displayed on the right side of the screen. When you click on this hex code, you can enter the exact code you want to use instead.
Here's a quick example I put together using the two colors I identified in the sunset. They go together pretty nicely, don't they? There are many more uses for the hex colors you find, though: web designers use hex codes frequently in HTML to set the color of a webpage, and designers create personal color palettes to create a cohesive color set. Brands often also use precise hex codes to make brand kits for their team or partners.
I hope this article helps you have more fun with color, from putting together gorgeous pastel color palettes to just having fun with hex codes like DABBED or FACADE (yes, those are colors! very soft and gentle ones). If you're interested in more content like this, you should subscribe to Kapwing App on YouTube, where we post videos on anything from memes to movie editing. In the meantime, check out some related articles on color & design:
• How to Make Aesthetic Poem Art Online
• Five Free Pastel Color Palettes
• How to Make an iPhone Mockup Online
• Free Online Mood Board Creator
