Color name finder
Paste a hex code, an RGB or HSL value or any CSS color, or use the picker, to find what the color is called. You get the closest name and eight runners-up, each linked to its color page.
Find a color name
How the names are matched
The finder compares your color with more than 900 named colors: the 148 CSS color keywords, a curated list of design names and the names from the XKCD color survey, in which thousands of people named colors. Distance is measured in OKLab, a perceptual color space, so the closest match is the one that looks most similar, not just the one with the nearest numbers.
A difference (ΔE) below about 0.02 is hard to see; below 0.05 the colors look closely related. Larger differences mean your color sits between names, so the runner-up list is worth a look.
Why colors have different names
Color names come from many places: nature (sage, salmon, ochre), materials (ivory, charcoal, terracotta), history (Tyrian purple, Prussian blue) and paint and fashion brands. Different lists name the same color differently, and one name can cover a range: "navy" in CSS (#000080) is brighter than many designers’ navy. That is why the finder shows several close names with their exact hex codes.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I find the name of a color?
Paste its hex, RGB or HSL value into the finder above, or pick it with the color picker. The closest named color appears instantly.
How do I find a color from an image?
Use the image color picker to get the hex codes from a photo, then paste a hex here to name it.
Does every color have a name?
No. There are about 16.7 million hex colors and only hundreds of common names, so most colors are described by their nearest name.
Which color names does the finder use?
CSS color keywords, a curated design list and the open XKCD color survey names: see the full color names directory.