# Color Wheel Tool

> Explore color harmonies, pick colors from any page, and export palettes for Tailwind, Figma, and CSS.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/color-wheel-tool](https://chrome-stats.com/d/color-wheel-tool)

## Overview

- **ID:** `color-wheel-tool`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Paint Color Consultants
- **Category:** web-development,appearance
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-17
- **First published:** 2026-02-14
- **Size:** 39 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/color-wheel-tool/)

## Description

Color Wheel Tool is a lightweight color harmony explorer that works directly on any webpage. It features a clean interface, requires no login, and has no paywalls.

Features:
* interactive color wheel with click-and-drag hue selection
* switch between RGB and RYB (artistic) color wheel modes
* generate 6 harmony types: complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, and monochromatic
*  pick any color from the page with the built-in eyedropper tool
*  adjust saturation and lightness with visual gradient sliders
*  view tints, shades, and tones - 10-step variations for any color
*  check WCAG contrast ratios against white and black backgrounds with AA/AAA badges
*  get color values in 11 formats: HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, CMYK, XYZ, CIE Lab, CIE Luv, YIQ, Hunter Lab, and Decimal
*  copy any color value or swatch to clipboard with one click
*  export palettes as Tailwind v4, Tailwind v3, Figma, CSS variables, or plain codes
*  choose between HEX, RGB, and HSL output with custom variable prefix
*  save up to 30 palettes locally for later use

How to use:
*  install the extension from Web Store
*  click the extension icon on any webpage to open the widget
*  drag the widget anywhere on the page
*  click or drag on the color wheel to pick a hue, then fine-tune with sliders
*  choose a harmony type and copy colors from the palette
*  switch to Color Codes tab for values in 11 color formats
*  export palettes for Tailwind, Figma, or CSS in the export panel
*  save your favorite palettes in the Saved tab

No data collection. No tracking. Works entirely offline and locally.

<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/8b6efe41aa4bacbd618b2852f89d83f9faa6f44fdb5de94ffa05cc949235f5c8/https%3A//paintcolorconsultants.com/color-wheel" rel="nofollow">Explore our web-based version</a>

## Rankings

- #50,232 — Overall
- #41 — figma
- #62 — eyedropper

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/color-wheel-tool)