Tiny Toolkit

Color Lightener & Darkener

Enter any colour and generate a full range of tints (mixed toward white) and shades (mixed toward black) across ten evenly spaced steps. Click any swatch to copy its HEX, RGB, or HSL code to your clipboard. Great for building a colour scale for a design system, picking the right hover or disabled state, or exploring how a brand colour can be varied.

All processing happens in your browser. No data is sent to any server.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are tints and shades calculated?
Tints are created by mixing the colour with white; shades by mixing with black. Steps are evenly distributed across the 0–100% range.
What colour input formats are accepted?
HEX (#rrggbb), RGB (rgb(r, g, b)), and HSL (hsl(h, s%, l%)) are all accepted.
Can I copy individual swatch values?
Yes — click any swatch to copy its HEX, RGB, or HSL code to your clipboard.

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