Remove Color from Image
Pick any color in a picture and make it transparent, or swap it for another color. Remove white or black backgrounds, keep the edges smooth, and download a PNG. Your image never leaves your device.
Drop an image here or choose a file
JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP or AVIF, up to 30 MB. The image stays in your browser.
You can also paste an image with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V.
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Remove a color from an image and make it transparent
This image color remover turns one or more colors in a picture transparent. It works best on logos, signatures, icons, screenshots, clip art and product photos shot on a plain backdrop. Click the color, set how close a match has to be, and save the result as a transparent PNG. Everything runs in your browser, so the file is never uploaded.
Common jobs it handles
Most people use it to get rid of a plain background or a single color that is in the way.
- Make the white box around a logo transparent so it sits cleanly on a dark website header or slide.
- Turn a photo of a signature on paper into a transparent PNG you can place on a document.
- Remove the gray or white backdrop from a product photo for a store listing.
- Clear the magenta or green key color from game sprites and old clip art.
- Swap one color in a chart, icon or screenshot for another with the solid color option.
Tolerance, edge smoothing and background only
Three settings decide what gets removed. The defaults (tolerance 10, edge smoothing 40) suit most logos on a white background. Change one setting at a time and watch the preview.
| Setting | What it does | Good starting point |
|---|---|---|
| Tolerance | Sets how close a pixel must be to the picked color to be removed. 0 removes only the exact color. | 5 to 15 for clean graphics, 15 to 30 for JPG photos and scans |
| Edge smoothing | Fades the few pixels along each cut edge and takes the old background color out of them. | 30 to 50 for logos and text, 0 for pixel art |
| Background only | Removes matching areas only when they touch the image border. | On when the same color also appears inside the subject |
Why a white outline appears and how to fix it
The pixels on the edge of a shape are a blend of the shape and its background. A dark logo on white has a ring of light gray pixels around it. If those pixels are kept as they are, they show up as a pale outline once the logo sits on a dark page. Edge smoothing treats each of those pixels as a mix, takes the background color out of it, and lowers its opacity to match. This is the same idea as the Color to Alpha filter in GIMP. Switch the preview background to black to check the edges before you download.
Remove a white or black background
A white background is rarely pure white. JPG compression, paper texture and soft shadows add pixels that are only close to white, so raise the tolerance until those specks are gone. A scan of a signature usually needs a tolerance between 20 and 35. For a black background, the same rules apply in reverse: logos and text on black come out cleanly, while dark parts of the subject may need Background only so they are not removed with it.
PNG, WebP or JPG?
PNG keeps transparency and opens everywhere, so it is the safe choice. WebP also keeps transparency and the files are often smaller, which helps on websites. JPG cannot store transparency at all. If you need a JPG, use the solid color option to fill the removed area with the color of the page it will sit on, then convert the PNG.
How the color remover works
The tool draws your image onto a canvas in your browser and reads the color of every pixel. For each pixel it measures how far its color is from each color you picked. The measurement gives more weight to green and less to blue, which is closer to how the eye sees difference than plain RGB values.
Pixels within the tolerance are removed. Pixels just past it on the rim of a removed area are treated as a blend of the subject and the removed color. The tool works out the lowest opacity that explains that blend, takes the removed color out, and keeps what is left. That is how edge smoothing gets rid of light outlines.
With Background only, the tool starts at the border of the image and spreads through matching pixels, so enclosed areas of the same color are kept. While you adjust the settings, a smaller copy of the image is used to keep the preview quick. When you download, the same steps run on the full image and the result is saved as a PNG or WebP. Nothing is uploaded.
How to remove a color from an image
Add your image
Drop a JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP or AVIF file on the tool, choose it from your device, or paste it with Ctrl+V. Files up to 30 MB work.
Pick the color to remove
If the image has a plain background, the tool picks that color for you. Otherwise click the color you want gone. Use Add color to remove more than one.
Adjust tolerance and edges
Raise Tolerance until the area disappears. Raise Edge smoothing if a pale outline is left. Choose Background only to keep the same color inside the subject.
Check and download
Look at the result on a checkerboard, white or black background, then download a PNG or WebP, or copy the image.
Example Usage
White is picked from the image edges automatically. With Background only on, the white inside the letters stays.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I remove a specific color from an image?
How do I make a white background transparent?
Why is there a white outline around my image after removing the background?
Why did parts inside my logo disappear too?
Can I remove more than one color at once?
Can I replace a color instead of removing it?
Is my image uploaded to a server?
Which formats can I download, and is there a size limit?
How do I do this in Photoshop, GIMP or PowerPoint?
Can it turn a photo black and white or into a coloring page?
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