Design bench

Color & CSS tools

Translate color values, check contrast, and build production-ready CSS effects.

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What do you need to do?

What this collection covers

The jobs these tools handle

Design work needs colors in whichever notation the next tool expects, and it needs them to pass accessibility review. Convert between HEX, RGB and HSL with alpha where you need it, check a text-and-background pair against WCAG AA and AAA thresholds, pull colors out of an image or build a palette from a base tone, and generate the gradient, shadow, or filter CSS ready to paste into a stylesheet.

Choose with confidence

Choose the color tool by the design decision

Converting notation, selecting a palette, and checking accessibility answer different questions. Use the checker for a pass/fail decision rather than judging contrast by eye.

You have the right color in the wrong notation

Translate between HEX, RGB, HSL, and the available output formats without guessing channel values. Open Color converter

You need readable text and interface colors

Test a foreground and background pair against the displayed WCAG thresholds before shipping it. Open WCAG contrast checker

You need related colors from one starting point

Generate a coordinated palette, then validate the combinations you plan to use for text. Open Color palette generator

A practical workflow

Turn an inspiration image into an accessible palette

Sample first, organize the colors second, and test real foreground/background pairs last. A pleasant palette does not automatically produce readable text.

1. Sample the source

Pick representative pixels from the image and save the exact values you want to explore. Open Image color picker

3. Validate actual pairs

Check every text/background combination you intend to use, including smaller text and muted states. Open WCAG contrast checker

Privacy-first by design

Your work stays with you

Selected files and entered text stay private while you use these tools.

Smooth results

Tips for larger files

Very large files can need more memory, especially on a phone. Keep originals, start with a small batch, and close other heavy apps or tabs if a tool feels slow.