Color Converter Free - HEX to RGB, HSL, CMYK Online

About this tool

HEX is used in CSS and HTML. RGB is used in CSS and design software. HSL is used in CSS for programmatic color manipulation. CMYK is required for print production. Design work routinely crosses all four - this converter eliminates the manual conversion step every time you need to switch context.

Enter a color in any format - HEX, RGB, HSL, or CMYK - and instantly see the equivalent in all other formats. One tool for every color format you encounter in CSS, design tools, and print production.

How to use Color Converter

1. Step 1: Enter a Color. Pick a color using the color picker or type a HEX, RGB, or HSL value.
2. Step 2: Auto Convert. All equivalent color values update instantly in every format.
3. Step 3: Copy Format. Click copy next to HEX, RGB, HSL, or CMYK to grab the value you need.
4. Step 4: Preview Swatch. A live color swatch confirms the exact color you are working with.

Where this tool helps

Convert a design tool's HSB color to CSS HEX, convert a brand guide CMYK color to RGB for screen display, convert a CSS HEX to HSL for programmatic lightness adjustments, convert a photography RAW color to web-safe HEX, translate a Pantone color's RGB equivalent to HEX, and convert between color spaces when handing design assets between print and digital teams.

• Converts between HEX, RGB, HSL, HSB/HSV, and CMYK instantly.
• Copy any format with one click - ready for CSS, Figma, Photoshop, or print specs.
• Accepts shorthand HEX (#FFF) and full HEX (#FFFFFF) inputs.

The most common question is why CMYK and RGB produce slightly different colors for the same values. RGB (Red, Green, Blue) is additive - colors mix toward white, used for screens. CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key/Black) is subtractive - inks mix toward black, used for print. The same visual color cannot always be perfectly reproduced in both systems - the print and screen gamuts have different ranges.