November 2, 2025
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OKLCH color picker and converter
Designers swoon, devs side-eye: OKLCH claims it fixes wonky colors
TLDR: Evil Martians launched an OKLCH color picker that converts old color codes and shows wide-gamut and contrast tools. Comments split: designers celebrate consistent brightness, developers worry about support and workflows, and accessibility folks debate APCA vs traditional standards—important because better, readable colors mean happier users across devices.
Made by the dev shop Evil Martians, the new OKLCH Color Picker promises colors that actually stay the same brightness across screens. It converts your usual HEX/RGB/HSL codes into OKLCH, shows wild 3D graphs, and even toggles fancy screen spaces like P3 and Rec2020. There’s a palette builder with APCA (a modern contrast metric) so text isn’t unreadable on trendy neon backgrounds.
Designers are cheering: “Finally, my blues don’t turn sad!” while developers clutch their build pipelines. The biggest fight: Is this ready for real projects? Some claim “it works in modern browsers today,” others grumble about tooling, emails, and PDFs still stuck in old color land. Accessibility folks love the confidence APCA gives, but a loud camp warns, “Don’t toss WCAG yet.”
And of course, memes: “OKLCH is my new skincare routine—makes colors look healthier,” “RGB is boomer TV,” and “3D mode is a color rollercoaster.” A spicy sub-thread accuses this of being slick marketing; defenders say, “It’s math, not hype.” The vibe: excitement with side-eye, and a whole lot of people poking grapes in 3D. Feature wishlists exploded: dark-mode presets, export to brand guidelines, and a “make my teal not sad” button. Plus: quick copy, team sharing soon.
Key Points
- •The page introduces an OKLCH Color Picker & Converter for working with the OKLCH color space.
- •Users can paste HEX, RGB, or HSL values to convert them into OKLCH.
- •The interface provides controls for Lightness (L), Chroma (C), Hue (H), and Alpha (A).
- •Visualization features include 3D and graph views, with toggles for sRGB, Display P3, and Rec.2020 gamuts.
- •The tool was made at Evil Martians by Andrey Sitnik and Roman Shamin, and references OKLCH guidance and APCA-based palette building.