About this site.
A free tool that gives any color a name, made by one person in New Zealand.
What it does
Type any color as HEX, RGB, HSL or a plain word like "teal" and Color Name Generator tells you its name. It picks the closest match from 31,915 named colors and gives you the code in every format you might need: HEX, RGB, HSL, and ready-to-paste Sass, Less and CSS variables.
Each color also has its own page with lighter and darker shades, similar colors, and the colors that go with it on the color wheel. The family pages group the whole list by hue and style, from shades of white to neon colors.
The tools
- Color name generator — name a color and copy its codes.
- Palette generator — five named colors that work together. Lock the ones you like, regenerate the rest, and download the set for Procreate, Adobe or GIMP.
- Contrast checker — test text on a background against the WCAG AA and AAA accessibility rules.
- Saved colors — tap the heart on any color to keep it. Saved colors live in your browser only.
Where the names come from
The names come from color-names, an open-source list started by David Aerne (meodai). Thousands of people have added to it over the years, which is why you will find both "Navy Blue" and "Midnight in Tokyo". We match your color to the nearest name in that list by distance in color space, so the match is always the closest name, not a guess.
Who made it
Color Name Generator is built and run by hpbn, an independent web developer in New Zealand. It started as a small tool for naming colors in CSS and grew from there. There is no company behind it.
How it is paid for
The site is free to use. It is paid for by ads served through Google AdSense, and by readers who buy me a coffee. The privacy policy explains what the ads and the visit counter collect.
Contact
Found a bug, want a feature, or think a color has the wrong name? Send a note through the contact form. You do not need to leave your name or email unless you want a reply.