Random color generator

Spin the color wheel for a random color and a palette to match, or spin a wheel of named colors or the colors of a picture.

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A color picker wheel that knows color theory

The color wheel holds every hue, so each spin lands on a random color. Choose a shade, vivid, pastel or dark, and a color combination, and the wheel builds a palette around the color it picks: its complementary color, a triadic set, its analogous neighbors and more. Every color comes with its HEX and RGB codes, ready to copy into a design, a craft project or a game.

How to pick a random color

  1. Choose what to spin: the color wheel, named colors or the colors of a picture.
  2. On the color wheel, choose a shade and a color combination.
  3. Spin. The wheel stops on a random color and shows its palette with HEX and RGB codes.
  4. Click a color to copy its code. On a wheel of named colors, hide each color after it comes up to spin without repeats.

Ways to use a random color

  • Start a design, a logo or a website from a random color scheme.
  • Pick the color to draw or paint with in an art class warm-up.
  • Play a color hunt with kids: find something in the room in the color the wheel picks.
  • Choose a team color, a party theme or your next nail polish.
  • Turn the main colors of a photo into a palette.

Color combinations

Each combination starts from the color the wheel picks and adds colors at set angles around the color wheel. The examples are all built on the same blue.

Single color
Only the color the wheel lands on.
Monochromatic
One hue in lighter and darker tones. Calm, and hard to get wrong.
Complementary
The color and its opposite, 180° around the wheel, for the strongest contrast.
Split complementary
The color and the two colors either side of its opposite, 150° and 210° away: strong contrast with less tension.
Analogous
The color and its neighbors 30° either side, the easy harmony found in nature.
Triadic
Three colors spaced evenly, 120° apart: lively but balanced.
Tetradic
Two pairs of opposites, 60° apart: four colors for a rich palette.
Square
Four colors spaced evenly, 90° apart.

Basic colors and their codes

The colors on the wheel of basic colors, with the HEX and RGB codes the wheel uses.

Color HEX RGB
Red #E53935 229, 57, 53
Orange #FB8C00 251, 140, 0
Yellow #FDD835 253, 216, 53
Green #43A047 67, 160, 71
Teal #00897B 0, 137, 123
Blue #1E88E5 30, 136, 229
Purple #8E24AA 142, 36, 170
Pink #D81B60 216, 27, 96
Brown #6D4C41 109, 76, 65
Gray #757575 117, 117, 117
Black #212121 33, 33, 33
White #FFFFFF 255, 255, 255

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I generate a random color?

Spin a color wheel that holds every hue. The SpinnerWheel random color generator lands on a hue, sets how light and saturated the color is from the shade you choose, and shows the color with its HEX and RGB codes.

What is a complementary color?

A complementary color sits directly opposite another color on the color wheel, 180 degrees away, like blue and orange. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast of any color combination.

What is a triadic color scheme?

A triadic color scheme uses three colors spaced evenly around the color wheel, 120 degrees apart, such as red, yellow and blue. The result is lively but still balanced.

Can I spin my own colors?

Choose named colors in the SpinnerWheel color picker, start from basic colors, a rainbow, pastels or neutrals, and add any color with the color picker. Untick a color to take it off the wheel.

How are colors taken from a picture?

The SpinnerWheel color picker reads the picture inside your browser and groups similar pixels to find its main colors, which then go on the wheel. The picture is never uploaded.

Is the color really random?

Every hue has an equal slice of the color wheel, and the browser’s random number generator decides where the wheel stops and how light the color is, so no color is favored.