python-colornames

A Python library for finding the names of colors.

The colornames library gives you the name of any RGB color. If the exact color you're looking for doesn't have a name, it'll find the closest match instead.

Usage

A single function, find, is exposed by the library. It finds the name of a given color.

>>> import colornames
>>> colornames.find(255, 255, 255)   # Decimal RGB
'White'
>>> colornames.find('#3e3e3e')       # Hexadecimal notation
'Dune'
>>> colornames.find('#abc')          # Shorthand hexadecimal
'Cadet Blue'
>>> colornames.find('f5f5f5')        # Optional '#' prefix
'Wild Sand'
>>> colornames.find((123, 12, 1))    # Decimal RGB as a tuple
'Dark Burgundy'

License

The code is licensed under the MIT license. Certain parts are licensed under CC BY 2.5 (see acknowledgements).

Acknowledgements

The list of color names is based on Chirag Mehta's ntc js, licensed under CC BY 2.5.