# Dominant Colors from Image URLs: Hex, RGB & Color Names

**Use case:** 

Get the dominant colors of two or more image URLs as hex, RGB and nearest CSS color name, with each color's share of the picture and ready-to-paste CSS variables. This example reads two public photos; replace the URLs with your own images.

## Input

```json
{
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-images/grapefruit-slice-332-332.jpg",
    "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-images/elephant-660-480.jpg"
  ],
  "colorsPerItem": 6,
  "method": "kmeans",
  "ignoreWhite": false,
  "ignoreBlack": false,
  "ignoreNeutrals": true,
  "includeSnippets": true,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxImageMb": 15,
  "concurrency": 5,
  "timeoutSecs": 30,
  "retries": 3
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "source": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "type": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "dominantHex": {
    "label": "Dominant color",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "dominantName": {
    "label": "Nearest name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "hexList": {
    "label": "Palette",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Color Palette Extractor: Dominant Colors from Images & Websites Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Dominant Colors from Image URLs: Hex, RGB & Color Names". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/Al4ikPlMRcj00ePLh) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Dominant Colors from Image URLs: Hex, RGB & Color Names" task

The Color Palette Extractor: Dominant Colors from Images & Websites Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like image urls, colors per item, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Dominant Colors from Image URLs: Hex, RGB & Color Names" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as source, type, dominant color, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Dominant Colors from Image URLs: Hex, RGB & Color Names" task via API](https://apify.com/data-done-right/color-palette-extractor.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Color Palette Extractor: Dominant Colors from Images & Websites](https://apify.com/data-done-right/color-palette-extractor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/data-done-right/color-palette-extractor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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