Convert colors between HEX, RGB, HSL, and more. Pick a color or paste a value to get instant conversions.
There are several ways to represent a color in code. HEX is the most common in web development - it uses a hash sign followed by six hexadecimal digits. RGB uses three numbers from 0 to 255 representing red, green, and blue. HSL uses hue in degrees, saturation as a percentage, and lightness as a percentage. Each format has its use cases and this tool converts between all of them instantly.
HEX is the most widely used format in CSS and design tools. It is compact and easy to copy and paste. Use HEX when you know the exact color you want and are working in a code editor or design tool that expects it.
HSL is the most human-friendly format for working with colors programmatically. Because hue, saturation, and lightness are separate values it is easy to create color variations. To make a color lighter just increase the lightness value. To make it more muted reduce the saturation. This makes HSL ideal for generating color palettes and design systems.
RGB is useful when you need to work with color channels individually, for example when blending colors or working with canvas or WebGL. It is also used in CSS with rgba() when you need to add transparency to a color.
RGBA adds an alpha channel to RGB. The alpha value goes from 0 (fully transparent) to 1 (fully opaque). Use rgba() in CSS when you want a color with some transparency, for example rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) for a semi-transparent black overlay.
When all three pairs of hex digits are the same character repeated - like #aabbcc - you can shorten it to three digits - #abc. Browsers treat them identically. This tool shows both the full and shorthand versions when applicable.
Hue is the color itself represented as a position on a 360 degree color wheel. Red is at 0 degrees, green is at 120 degrees, and blue is at 240 degrees. Values between these produce intermediate colors like orange, yellow, cyan, and purple.
Yes. The tool is fully responsive. The color picker works on both desktop and mobile browsers.