On the wheel
See your color's place in the spectrum, its sector name, and its complement — the color sitting exactly opposite.
The science of color
Read color
like a colorist.
Point your camera at anything — a peony, a wall, a Tuesday sweater — and hue reads it back to you in HSL, wavelength, complement, named ancestry, and the way it looks through someone else's eyes. A camera color scanner and identifier — HEX, RGB, color names, all on-device.
What it sees
Every color has a story.
Six lenses on a single sample — a color identifier that goes far beyond a hex code. Each one a different way of asking what is this color, really?
Dominant wavelength
From near-ultraviolet violet to deep red, every hue has a nanometer. We mark yours on the visible spectrum.
Through other eyes
Preview your color as someone with deuteranopia, protanopia, or tritanopia sees it. Design for everyone.
Names & ancestry
Match against thousands of named colors — Pantone, Farrow & Ball, classic web — ranked by perceptual ΔE distance.
AI essence
One poetic line that captures the feeling of a color — "the green of moss that has waited out three winters."
Palettes & export
Save palettes. Export to ASE, Procreate, SVG, or copy as hex / HSL / RGB / OKLCH with one tap.
How it works
Point. Tap. Know.
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Aim the reticle
Hold the camera steady on what you want to read. Hue averages a small patch to ignore noise.
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Get a card, instantly
The scientific card slides up. Hex, HSL, RGB, sector, complement — on-device, with no waiting.
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Save it, share it, name it
Pin it to a palette. Export it. Ask AI to describe its essence. It's yours to keep.
See it in action
A look inside.
Hue Pro
The full scientific card.
Free hue gets you the color, the name, and the closest cousins. Pro unlocks the entire instrument panel — the parts a colorist actually uses.
- Hue wheel with complement & sector
- Dominant wavelength on the visible spectrum
- Colorblind simulation (deutan · protan · tritan)
- Nearest named colors with ΔE distance
- AI essence & "in the world" associations
- Unlimited palettes & pro exports (ASE, Procreate)
Common questions
A few frequently asked things.
Is hue free?
Yes. The core camera-to-color reader, named matches, and saved palettes are free forever. Pro is a small optional subscription that unlocks the full scientific card and AI descriptions.
Does it work offline?
Color reading and the entire scientific card run on-device. The only thing that needs a network is the AI essence — everything else works in airplane mode.
How accurate is the camera reading?
We sample a calibrated patch (not a single pixel) and correct for white balance using the surrounding scene. For absolute color work, a hardware spectrophotometer is still the right tool, but hue is faster, free, and lives in your pocket.
Can I export to my design tools?
Save palettes as PNG, PDF, ASE (Adobe), Procreate swatches, or copy a color as hex, HSL, RGB, or OKLCH with one tap.
What about my privacy?
Camera frames never leave your device. Saved palettes sync through Google Drive only if you turn it on (iCloud sync arrives with the iOS version). AI descriptions send the hex value — nothing else.
Is there an iPad / tablet version?
hue runs natively on Android phones and tablets today, with an expanded two-pane layout on tablets: live camera on one side, the full card on the other. It's also available on iPhone via the App Store, and a dedicated iPad two-pane layout is on the way.