Shades of Every Color

Pick a color family to explore its full range of shades - from the darkest named colors to the lightest tints - with hex and RGB codes for every one.

How to Use the Shade Pages

Pick a color family below. Each page shows the named CSS colors in that family ordered from dark to light, plus a generated 12-step scale of the core hue. Every swatch shows its hex code, can be copied with one click, and links to a full detail page with RGB, HSL, CMYK, harmonies, and contrast data.

Frequently Asked Questions about Shades of Every Color

Strictly speaking, a shade is a color mixed with black (darker), a tint is a color mixed with white (lighter), and a tone is a color mixed with gray (muted). In everyday usage, "shades of blue" means all variations of blue, which is how these pages are organized.