Color Palette Generator

Create beautiful, harmonious color palettes based on color theory

Base Color

Color Harmony

Generated Palette

Shades & Tints (Base Color)

Contrast Checker (WCAG Compliance)

Export Options

How to Use This Tool

  1. Choose a base color using the color picker or enter a hex value
  2. Select a color harmony type (Complementary, Analogous, Triadic, etc.)
  3. View the generated 5-color palette instantly
  4. See shades and tints of your base color for consistent variations
  5. Test text and background color contrast for accessibility
  6. Export as CSS variables or JavaScript array
  7. Click "Generate Random" to create a new palette

Why You Need This Tool

Color is fundamental to web design, branding, and user experience. Creating harmonious color palettes requires understanding color theory, but this tool does the math for you:

  • Consistency: Maintain brand colors across your entire website
  • Accessibility: WCAG contrast checker ensures your site is readable for everyone
  • Professionalism: Color harmonies look intentional, not random
  • Speed: Generate 100+ color combinations in seconds
  • Development: Export directly to CSS or JavaScript for implementation

Color Harmony Explained

  • Complementary: Opposite colors on the color wheel (high contrast, bold)
  • Analogous: Adjacent colors on the color wheel (harmonious, calm)
  • Triadic: Three colors equally spaced on the color wheel (vibrant, balanced)
  • Split-Complementary: A color plus two adjacent to its complement (less tension than complementary)
  • Tetradic: Four colors equally spaced (complex, but balanced)
  • Monochromatic: Variations of a single color (sophisticated, unified)

Accessibility Notes

WCAG standards define contrast ratio requirements:

  • WCAG AA: 4.5:1 minimum for normal text, 3:1 for large text
  • WCAG AAA: 7:1 minimum for normal text, 4.5:1 for large text