Color Inverter
Invert the colors of any image and make a photo negative in one click. Flip every color, only one RGB channel or only the brightness, or make a grayscale or film-look negative. There is a hex color inverter below too.
- 1Choose an image
- 2Pick a mode
- 3Download
1Choose an image
or drop an image here, or paste one with Ctrl/Cmd+V
Your image never leaves your device. The colors are inverted in your browser. We count visits and finished downloads (tool name only) with analytics that sets no cookies.
2Choose how to invert
Hex color inverter
Type a color code to get its inverted color: each of red, green and blue becomes 255 minus its value. Accepts #RGB, #RRGGBB, #RRGGBBAA and rgb() or rgba(). Alpha stays the same.
Not a color code. Try #5B3DF5, 5b3df5, #fff or rgb(91, 61, 245).
Before and after
The example image, changed with this tool. Middle: Full invert, where every red, green and blue value becomes 255 minus itself. Right: Film negative look at full mask strength.
How to invert the colors of an image
- Choose an image (JPG, PNG, WebP or GIF), or press Try with an example. It is inverted straight away.
- Pick a mode: Full invert, One channel, Brightness only, Grayscale negative or Film negative look.
- Compare with the before/after slider, or drag across the picture.
- Choose PNG or JPG and press Download.
What each mode does
- Full invert changes every pixel's red, green and blue to 255 minus the value. White becomes black, red (255, 0, 0) becomes cyan (0, 255, 255). Doing it twice gives back the original.
- One channel inverts only the red, green or blue channel and leaves the other two alone. It gives strong color shifts: for example, inverting red turns white into cyan (0, 255, 255) and black into red.
- Brightness only swaps light and dark but keeps each color's hue and saturation (it flips HSL lightness). A light blue sky becomes a dark blue sky instead of turning orange, which suits dark-mode screenshots and diagrams.
- Grayscale negative first turns the picture grey (Rec. 601 luma: 0.299 red + 0.587 green + 0.114 blue), then inverts it, like a black-and-white film negative.
- Film negative look inverts the colors, then tints them with an orange mask so the picture looks like a color film negative. It is an effect, not a scan conversion: to turn a scanned negative back into a positive photo you need film scanning software that removes the mask of your actual film.
- Keep transparency leaves the alpha channel alone, so a transparent logo stays transparent. Untick it to invert alpha as well.
FAQ
How do I invert the colors of a picture?
Choose your picture above. Full invert is applied straight away, so each color is replaced by its opposite. Drag the before/after slider to check it, then press Download. PNG keeps every pixel exact; JPG is smaller.
How do I make a photo negative?
Choose a photo and pick Full invert for a color negative, Grayscale negative for a black-and-white negative, or Film negative look for the orange tint that color negative film has. All three are digital effects made from your photo.
Can I turn a scanned film negative into a normal photo?
Full invert of a black-and-white negative scan usually gives a usable positive. A color negative has an orange base, so a plain invert leaves the picture with a strong blue cast; this tool does not remove that mask. Use film scanning software for real color negatives.
What is the inverted color of a hex code?
Each pair of hex digits is subtracted from FF. For example #5B3DF5 becomes #A4C20A, white #FFFFFF becomes black #000000, and #FF0000 becomes #00FFFF. Type any code into the hex color inverter above to get it, with a copy button.
Does inverting keep transparency?
Yes, by default. Only the colors are inverted and the alpha channel is kept, so download a PNG to keep the transparent parts. JPG has no transparency, so it puts the picture on white.
What is the difference between Full invert and Brightness only?
Full invert also flips the hue: blue turns orange and green turns magenta. Brightness only keeps the hue and swaps light for dark, so blue stays blue, only darker or lighter.
Is it free? Is there a watermark?
It is free, with no sign-up and no watermark. The download is the same size as your image (very large images are worked on at 4096 px on the longest side).
Does this tool upload my image?
No. The picture is read, inverted and saved by your browser on your own device. Your image is never sent to a server. You can check: open your browser's developer tools, go to the Network tab, and use the tool. No request carries your image. The page counts visits and finished downloads (tool name only) with analytics that sets no cookies, and no file data is ever sent (see privacy).