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24 alternatives to Hex Naw

Simple color accessibility tool for designers and developers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hex Naw launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Accessible Brand Colors▲1,163
A tool to make sure your brand colors are ADA compliant.
2019 · abc.useallfive.com · its alternatives →
2
What Color Is It?▲136
See the hex color for every second of the day
2014 · its alternatives →
3
Colorize▲89
Turns any word or phrase into a hex color
2016 · alexbeals.com · its alternatives →
4
Brand Colors▲144
Find the Hex Code for the World's Top Brands
2015 · brandcolors.net · its alternatives →
5
Venngage Accessible Design Tool▲106
Create and download inclusive and accessible designs
2023 · venngage.com · its alternatives →
6
Hex Kit▲60
Beautiful & simple map software
2017 · swordpeddler.tumblr.com · its alternatives →
7
Hex Palette▲83
The only palette selector you will ever need
2016 · hexpalette.com · its alternatives →
8
Nævner▲115
Color descriptions generated from hex color codes
2021 · naevner.com · its alternatives →
9
HexCandy▲110
Delicious color tracker for designers
2016 · its alternatives →
10
EasyColor▲82
Color systems and palettes from famous tech companies
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
11
Hexomatic Browser Extension▲192
No-code 1-click task automation from your browser
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
12
Hue Hexe▲10
Extract colors from any image. No accounts, just hex.
2025 · its alternatives →
13
Hexwalk▲76
Simple color inspiration
2015 · its alternatives →
14
A color name API that maps hex to the closest human-readable name▲97
I built this API to return the closest named color for any hex value—using curated lists like my own [1], XKCD [2], and others. I made it from scratch without Express or any frameworks because: - I’m a frontend/interaction dev and wanted to learn how to build an API from the ground up. - Existing APIs didn’t guarantee unique names per color—mine does. - It also supports WebSocket updates, gzip responses, and multiple name sets. I’ve been collecting color names for over 10 years [1]. With ~30,000 entries, bundling them into every color-related project became excessive. This API keeps…
2025 · meodai.github.io · its alternatives →
15
Material Colors▲133
A tool for material design colors
2016 · its alternatives →
16
Stark for Chrome▲18
A suite of accessibility tools baked right into Chrome.
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
17
Shade▲105
Super easy color contrast insights and recommendations
2017 · halogensoftworks.com · its alternatives →
18
Color Peeker▲115
Color code in the menu bar
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
Hexcolorpedia▲90
Color info and color palettes
2021 · hexcolorpedia.com · its alternatives →
20
Color Picker Chrome Extension▲123
Light and free to use HEX color picker by AdCreative.ai
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
21
hue.tools▲120
Intuitive open source toolbox for colors
2022 · hue.tools · its alternatives →
22
Hexel Editor▲78
Native macOS hex editor with a brain for file formats
Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
New Tab Color Clock▲85
Shows HEX code color and time simultaneously as new tab.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
24
Color Converter▲73
Convert HEX & RGB colors to UI- and NSColor 🎨
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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