Color Name Finder
Find the name of a colour from its code, and the code from a name.
Putting a name to a colour
A colour code like a hex value is precise but meaningless to say out loud, so it helps to find the human name closest to it — and the reverse, the code for a named colour. This matches a colour to its nearest name and gives named colours' codes, so you can talk about and identify colours, not just paste their numbers.
Enter a colour code or a name to find the match.
Named colours and their limits
There is a set of standard named colours the web recognises, from the obvious ones to oddities like rebeccapurple, and they are handy for readable code and quick reference. But there are only so many names for a practically infinite range of colours, so any specific colour is matched to the nearest name rather than an exact one — two visibly different colours can share the closest name. That makes naming useful for communication and rough identification, not for precision, where the code remains the truth. Knowing the nearest name is genuinely helpful for describing a colour to someone, or getting a memorable handle on a hex value you keep using.
Common questions
Can every colour be named exactly?
No — there are limited colour names for a near-infinite range, so a specific colour is matched to its nearest name, and different colours can share one.
What are named colours good for?
Readable code, quick reference, and describing a colour to someone — for precision, the hex or RGB code remains the reliable truth.
Is anything uploaded?
No. It runs entirely in your browser.