Get pixel color from an image Get pixel color from an image javascript javascript

Get pixel color from an image


  • Create a canvas document.createElement
  • Get the 2d context canvas.getContext('2d')
  • Draw the image to the canvas context.drawImage(image, x, y)
    • Make sure the image is from the same domain or you won't have access to its pixels
  • Get the pixel data for the image context.getImageData(x1, y1, x2, y2)
    • You want just the top left so context.getImageData(0, 0, 1, 1)
  • The result of getImageData will have an array of pixels in it's data field (context.getImageData(0,0,1,1).data)
    • The array will have r, g, b and a values.


For an image on a browser you can't use PHP unless you can transfer the image to a server first.

n the browser, if you can draw the image in a canvas you could use the getImageData() method:

var myImg = new Image();myImg.src = 'image.jpg';var context = document.getElementById('canvas').getContext('2d');context.drawImage(myImg, 0, 0);var data = context.getImageData(x, y, 1, 1).data;

You'd have to allow for any rotation - presumably you know what rotation has been applied.