Average Color of an Image
Find the average color of any image as a hex and RGB swatch — runs 100% in your browser, no upload required.
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🔒 Pixels are read in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
What this tool does
Upload any image and this tool draws it onto an off-screen canvas, reads every pixel, and computes the mean red, green, and blue values across all non-transparent pixels. The result is shown as a color swatch with its HEX and RGB codes, ready to copy into your CSS, design tool, or palette. Fully transparent and mostly transparent pixels (alpha below 128) are ignored so they do not wash the average toward white or black.
When an average color is useful
An image's average color makes a great placeholder background while a photo loads, a tint for cards and hero sections, or a quick way to sample the overall mood of an illustration. Designers use it to build cohesive palettes, and developers use it to generate low-quality image placeholders (LQIP). Because the whole calculation is deterministic, the same image always yields the same hex code.
Frequently asked questions
Is my image uploaded to a server?
No. The image is decoded and its pixels are read entirely inside your browser using a canvas. Nothing is uploaded, stored, or sent anywhere.
How is the average color calculated?
Every pixel with an alpha value of 128 or higher counts once. The tool sums the red, green, and blue channels separately, divides each by the number of counted pixels, and converts the rounded means to a hex code.
Why are transparent areas ignored?
Transparent pixels have no meaningful color, so including them would skew the result. Pixels with alpha below 128 are skipped to keep the average faithful to what you actually see.