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Color Picker — Pick Any Color from Your Screen on macOS

Instantly pick any color from anywhere on your screen and copy it as HEX, RGB, HSL, or other formats. TrarrenShot's color picker is always one shortcut away.

What is the Color Picker?

TrarrenShot's Color Picker lets you sample any color from anywhere on your screen and instantly copy it in your preferred format — HEX, RGB, HSL, and more.

Perfect for designers, developers, and anyone who needs exact color values from a website, design mockup, or application.

Why Use TrarrenShot Color Picker?

  • Works everywhere — pick colors from browsers, design apps, images, or videos.
  • Instant clipboard copy — click and the color value is already in your clipboard.
  • Multiple formats — choose HEX, RGB, HSL, or set a custom default.
  • Magnified view — see the exact pixel under your cursor with a live loupe.

How It Works

1

Open the color picker

Press ⌃⇧C or select Color Picker from the TrarrenShot menu bar.

2

Point at the color

Move your cursor over the target. The magnified loupe shows the pixel color in real time, along with its HEX and RGB values.

3

Click to copy

Click anywhere to lock the color and copy it to your clipboard. The color picker closes automatically.

Set your preferred color format in TrarrenShot → Preferences → Color Format so every pick is instantly ready in the format your workflow uses.

Supported Color Formats

FormatExample
HEX#2e66f5
RGBrgb(46, 102, 245)
HSLhsl(224, 91%, 57%)
CSS shorthand#2ef (when applicable)

Use Cases

  • Web development — match a brand color from a live website.
  • Design — verify that a design matches its spec exactly.
  • Accessibility — check contrast ratios by sampling foreground and background colors.
  • Illustration — sample colors from reference images while working in a drawing app.
Color Picker — Pick Any Color from Your Screen on macOS — TrarrenShot