Look up color names from hex codes, or search by name. 600+ named colors in our database.
A color name finder matches a hex code to the closest named color. HexColor Pro compares your value against a database of 600+ named colors, including the CSS named colors, and returns the nearest match with its name, hex, and RGB values.
Color names help us communicate about colors precisely. While hex codes are exact, names are memorable and emotional โ "coral" evokes a feeling that "#FF7F50" doesn't.
We use the Delta E (ฮE) color difference formula in the Lab color space to find the closest named color to any hex input. A ฮE below 5 means the colors are nearly indistinguishable to the naked eye.
A named color is a human label mapped to a specific value โ CSS defines 148 keywords such as rebeccapurple and tomato. A hex code is the exact value. Names help communication; hex guarantees the color.
It converts both colors to a distance metric and returns the smallest. RGB distance is fast and common; perceptual spaces such as CIELAB or OKLab better match what the eye calls close, which matters for muted and dark colors.
Named colors cover a few hundred specific values out of the 16.7 million possible hex codes, so almost every code falls between two names. The nearest-name match is an approximation, not an identity.