How do I find the name of a hex code?

Paste the code into the namer: it returns the nearest of 31,912 named colors by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance, plus four close alternatives, and every result links to that color's full page.

What does the ΔE number next to a name mean?

How far your code sits from the named color. Below 1 the difference is invisible; below 2.3 most people cannot tell them apart; higher means the name is an approximation and the alternatives may fit better.

Why does my color have more than one plausible name?

Because named colors cluster: thousands of names crowd popular regions like blues and pinks. The namer shows the closest few with their distances so you can pick the name that fits your context, not just the nearest point.

Where do the 31,912 names come from?

A community-maintained open dataset of named colors, from CSS keywords to paint-inspired names. The methodology page documents the matching pipeline; every name has a page here with full codes and palettes.

What is this color called?

Turn any hex or RGB code into a human name, the reverse of a color picker. Great for naming design tokens, describing colors to clients, or settling arguments.

How this works

1 Enter any hex or RGB code, or pick with the swatch.
2 The closest of 31,912 named colors appears with its distance.
3 Open the name's page for codes, palettes, and contrast.

Color code to name

Matched by perceptual distance (CIEDE2000), not raw RGB, so the names actually look like your color.

Guide

How color naming works here

There's no official registry of color names, but there is a remarkable community dataset of 31,912 named colors, from classics like Crimson to gems like Dragon's Blood. We search all of them for every lookup.

The matching matters more than the list. Naive tools measure distance in RGB, where the math says two colors are close even when your eyes disagree. We convert to Lab space and use CIEDE2000, the same perceptual difference formula used in print quality control, so the top match is the name that genuinely looks like your color, not just a nearby number.

Why alternatives are shown: names are subjective at the boundaries. A muted green-gray might be "sage" to a designer and "artichoke" to a paint brand. The ΔE value next to each alternative tells you how perceptually far it is: below 2 is nearly indistinguishable; above 5 you'd call it a different color.

Got the color in a photo instead of a code? The image analyzer does this same lookup from any pixel you tap.

FAQ

Common questions

How do I find the name of a hex code?: Paste the code into the namer: it returns the nearest of 31,912 named colors by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance, plus four close alternatives, and every result links to that color's full page.
What does the ΔE number next to a name mean?: How far your code sits from the named color. Below 1 the difference is invisible; below 2.3 most people cannot tell them apart; higher means the name is an approximation and the alternatives may fit better.
Why does my color have more than one plausible name?: Because named colors cluster: thousands of names crowd popular regions like blues and pinks. The namer shows the closest few with their distances so you can pick the name that fits your context, not just the nearest point.
Where do the 31,912 names come from?: A community-maintained open dataset of named colors, from CSS keywords to paint-inspired names. The methodology page documents the matching pipeline; every name has a page here with full codes and palettes.