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Color Palette Generator

The free Color Palette Generator creates professional color palettes for designers, developers, and brand builders. Generate harmonious color schemes using 7 color harmony rules — complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, monochromatic and shades. Extract palettes from uploaded images, explore 20 curated presets, check WCAG accessibility contrast ratios, and export in HEX, RGB, HSL, CSS variables, Tailwind config and SCSS format.

Base Color

Color Harmony

Your PaletteClick any color to copy

Export Format

Save Palette

What this tool does

  • Generate palettes from any base color
  • 7 color harmony rules — complementary, analogous, triadic and more
  • Extract palette from uploaded image
  • 20 curated preset palettes
  • WCAG accessibility contrast checker
  • Export as HEX, RGB, HSL, CSS variables, Tailwind config, SCSS
  • One-click copy for every color and format
  • Save and name custom palettes

Who it is for

  • UI/UX designers
  • Brand designers
  • Web developers
  • Marketing teams

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a color palette?

A color palette is a curated set of colors used together in a design to create visual harmony and guide attention.

What is color harmony?

Color harmony refers to how colors work together visually. Complementary colors create contrast. Analogous colors create unity. Triadic uses three evenly spaced colors for vibrancy.

What is WCAG contrast ratio?

WCAG defines minimum contrast ratios between text and background colors to ensure readability. A ratio of 4.5:1 is required for normal text.

Is the color palette generator free?

Yes. 100% free with no sign-up required. Generate, save and export unlimited palettes.