Pick Any Color From Your Mac

One click to grab. Instantly copied. Always remembered.

teenycolor lives in your menu bar and lets you pick any color from anywhere on screen. It auto-copies the value in your preferred format - Hex, RGB, HSL, SwiftUI, and more - and keeps a history of every color you pick. 3-day free trial, then $4.99 once.

teenycolor popover showing color history with picked colors, hex values, and pinned palettes

Nine formats. One click.

Pick a color and teenycolor copies it in the format you need. Switch formats anytime.

Hex

#FF6B35 - the web standard for quick color codes.

RGB

rgb(255, 107, 53) - for CSS, design tools, and specs.

HSL

hsl(16, 100%, 60%) - intuitive hue-based color values.

HSB

hsb(16, 79%, 100%) - brightness-first for designers.

SwiftUI

Color(red: 1.0, green: 0.42, blue: 0.21) - native Swift.

UIColor

UIColor(red: 1.0, green: 0.42, blue: 0.21, alpha: 1.0)

CSS rgba

rgba(255, 107, 53, 1.0). Ready to paste into stylesheets.

Hex (lowercase)

#ff6b35. Lowercase hex for workflows that prefer it.

RGB Decimal

255, 107, 53. Just the numbers, no wrapper function.

Pick colors with a native loupe.

teenycolor uses macOS native NSColorSampler to give you a pixel-perfect magnifying loupe. Click anywhere on any screen to grab the exact color under your cursor. The value is copied to your clipboard instantly and a floating HUD confirms the copy.

teenycolor native color picker loupe sampling a color from the screen

Every color you pick, remembered.

teenycolor saves your picked colors automatically. Each entry shows a color swatch, the formatted value, and a relative timestamp. History persists between launches and the limit is configurable (20, 50, or 100). Pin your favorites so they stay at the top forever.

teenycolor color history list showing recent picks with swatches and hex values

Check contrast at a glance.

For every color you pick, teenycolor calculates the WCAG 2.1 contrast ratio against both white and black backgrounds. Color-coded badges show AAA, AA, AA Large, or Fail instantly. No need to open a separate accessibility tool.

teenycolor WCAG contrast ratio checker showing pass and fail results for two colors
Download App Purchase License: $4.99

A color picker that lives in your menu bar.

No dock icon, no main window. Always one click or global hotkey away. Optionally show a colored dot for your last picked color.

teenycolor full popover with color history, pinned colors, and format selector

Small app. Serious colors.

Everything you need to pick, copy, and organize colors on your Mac.

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Native Loupe Picker

Pixel-perfect color sampling using macOS native NSColorSampler with a magnifying loupe.

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Auto-Copy to Clipboard

The moment you pick a color, the value is copied in your preferred format. No extra step.

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9 Color Formats

Hex, Hex lowercase, RGB, RGB decimal, HSL, HSB, SwiftUI Color, UIColor, and CSS rgba.

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Pinned Colors

Pin frequently used colors. They stay at the top of your list and are never auto-deleted.

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Color History

Your picked colors are saved automatically and persist between launches. Click any to re-copy it instantly.

WCAG Contrast Checker

Every color shows its WCAG 2.1 contrast ratio against white and black. See AAA, AA, AA Large, or Fail badges instantly.

Global Hotkeys

Option-Shift-C to pick a color, Option-Shift-X to open the popover. Fully customizable. Works from any app.

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Color Naming

Give any color a custom name. Rename anytime to keep your palette organized.

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Menu Bar Dot

Optionally show a colored dot next to the menu bar icon that reflects your last picked color.

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Color Detail Panel

Tap any color to see all nine format values with click-to-copy buttons, plus WCAG contrast ratios.

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Palette Export

Export all colors or just pinned colors as plain text (.txt) or structured JSON (.json) files.

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Right-Click Menu

Right-click any color for quick access to Copy, Pin/Unpin, Rename, and Delete actions.

Launch at Login

Starts automatically when your Mac boots. Ready the moment you need it, with no setup required.

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sRGB Color Accuracy

Colors are converted to sRGB for consistent output, regardless of which display or color profile you sample from.

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100% Native Mac

Built with Swift and SwiftUI. Zero third-party dependencies. No Electron, no web views. App Sandbox enabled.

Frequently Asked Questions

$4.99 as a one-time payment. That's it. No subscription, no recurring charges, ever. All future updates are included.
No. You pay once and own teenycolor forever. There is no subscription and there never will be.
Yes. teenycolor comes with a 3-day free trial with full access to every feature. No credit card required.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later. teenycolor is a universal binary that runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Only for license validation. All color picking and data stays on your Mac with no internet required.
Completely. Everything is stored locally on your Mac. Nothing is sent anywhere - no analytics, no telemetry, no cloud sync. Your color history never leaves your machine.
teenycolor keeps a history of your picked colors. The limit is configurable in Settings: choose 20, 50, or 100 unpinned colors. Pinned colors are never auto-deleted and don't count toward the limit.
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