How is the nearest color found?

The tool calculates the Euclidean distance between your color and every CSS named color in RGB space, then returns the closest match.

How many CSS named colors are there?

CSS defines 148 named colors, ranging from aliceblue to yellowgreen. This tool searches all of them.

Color Name Finder

Find the nearest CSS named color to any hex color.

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FAQ

How is the nearest color found?: The tool calculates the Euclidean distance between your color and every CSS named color in RGB space, then returns the closest match.
How many CSS named colors are there?: CSS defines 148 named colors, ranging from aliceblue to yellowgreen. This tool searches all of them.

Input any hex color and find its nearest CSS named color from the full list of ~150 CSS named colors. The tool calculates Euclidean distance in RGB space to find the closest match. See your input color swatch, the nearest named color swatch, the CSS color name, and the top 5 closest matches with their distances.