What Color?

What Color?

Identify and create colors

1 ratings
3 reviews
#110 in paid Graphics & Design
🔧 Utilities
🎨 Graphics & Design
$4.99

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 12, 2012
  • September 5, 2026

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Identify colors from photos or codes, access color tables, and mix colors. This tool provides RGB, HEX, and RAL codes, with speech synthesis for color names. Useful for designers, painters, and anyone interested in color.

Identify color from photos
Identify color from codes (RGB, HEX, RAL)
Color tables (RAL, PANTONE)
Color mixer
Speech synthesis for color names
Live color analysis
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What's New in What Color?

3.2

September 5, 2026

What’s New in Version 3.2 • Complete contextual guides in every Create tool, with the new ? button • Clear explanations of OKLCH, linear light, ΔE00, WCAG contrast, harmony schemes, and vision profiles • Swatch text now always uses the higher-contrast option: 60 catalog references meet WCAG AA • Italian color names reviewed and made more precise • More reliable live detection: correct sampling point when you move the reticle, upright preview on iPad in every orientation, and automatic recovery after an interruption • Much faster photo analysis on high-resolution images • Save failures are now reported instead of silently discarded

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This app dropped -2 positions in Graphics & Design chart.

Last updated on September 17, 2026.

User reviews

Mountain Bird

This is just what I was looking for!! Just place your finger anywhere on the image and up comes the RGB or Hex code. It also provides a wide range of colors with the codes attached. Fabulous app. Well worth the small price. I can't believe it is so cheap.

No picture function...

Not worth the money, cause I can't take my own picture and analyse the colors!

Response from developer

We’re very sorry about the issue. A major update has been released that fixes all the problems. The app has been completely rewritten and improved.

Great tool for business or pleasure

This app is a great tool for matching a required color if a cross reference is not available. I used this app to match a Bureau of Land Management color swatch to a RAL number so that our vendors could provide the right color.

I would change the icon to something less childlike to attract professionals and younger people, but that doesn't affect the rating.
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FAQ

What color identification features does What Color? offer?

What Color? allows you to identify the color from any photo by tapping on it, providing RGB, HEX, and RAL codes. It also offers a live analysis feature to identify colors in real-time through your device's camera.

Can What Color? identify colors from specific codes?

Yes, What Color? can identify colors from any RGB or HEX code. It also shows the closest RAL color and its name if not provided, along with the corresponding color.

What color tables are available in What Color?

What Color? includes available RAL and PANTONE lists. These tables feature a search function and allow you to enlarge color boxes upon touch.

Does What Color? have a color mixing feature?

Yes, What Color? includes a color mixer functionality, allowing users to experiment with and create different color combinations.

How does What Color? handle color name approximations?

What Color? uses an approximation algorithm for color names and RAL codes because it works with 16 million colors, while color names are limited. This allows for a broad range of shades to be represented.

What devices does What Color? support?

What Color? is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

What is the price of What Color?

What Color? is a paid application priced at $2.99.

How often is What Color? updated?

The latest version of What Color? is 2.8, and it was last updated on May 11, 2021.