Create beautiful color harmonies with our interactive color wheel. Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, and split-complementary color schemes instantly. Perfect for web designers, graphic artists, and anyone working with colors. Also try our AI Color Palette Generator for intelligent palette suggestions, or use the Image Color Picker to extract colors from images.
Two colors opposite each other on the color wheel. Creates high contrast and visual impact - perfect for call-to-action buttons and headlines.
Three colors next to each other on the wheel. Creates a harmonious, cohesive look - ideal for backgrounds and subtle designs.
Three colors equally spaced around the wheel (120° apart). Offers vibrant variety while maintaining balance - great for playful designs.
Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel. Provides rich variety - best when one color dominates and others accent.
A base color plus the two colors adjacent to its complement. Offers contrast with less tension than complementary schemes.
Various shades, tints, and tones of a single hue. Creates elegant, cohesive designs with subtle sophistication.
A color wheel is a circular diagram that organizes colors based on their chromatic relationship. It's a fundamental tool for designers because it visually demonstrates how colors relate to each other, making it easy to create harmonious color combinations. The wheel is based on three primary colors (red, yellow, blue) with secondary and tertiary colors filling in between.
The right harmony depends on your project's mood and purpose. Use complementary colors for high impact and energy. Choose analogous for calm, professional designs. Triadic works well for vibrant, playful projects. Monochromatic is perfect for elegant, sophisticated aesthetics. Consider your brand personality and target audience when selecting.
Absolutely! All colors are provided in web-ready formats including HEX, RGB, and HSL. You can export directly to CSS variables, SCSS, or Tailwind configuration. Just be sure to check accessibility - use our Contrast Checker to ensure text is readable.
RGB (Red, Green, Blue) defines colors by mixing light - it's how screens display color. HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) is more intuitive for humans - you select a color (hue), how vivid it is (saturation), and how bright (lightness). HSL makes it easier to create variations of a color, which is why our color wheel uses this model.
Yes, our Color Wheel tool is completely free with no registration required. All processing happens in your browser, so your color choices are private. You can export unlimited palettes in any format and use them for personal or commercial projects.