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Remove a background color

Pick a color from the preview or use the color control. Adjust tolerance and feathering, and optionally remove only matching areas connected to the image edges.

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Remove a color

01 / ORIGINAL IMAGENo image yet

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JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF or HEIC · up to 20 MiB each

    Click the image to pick a color.

    Use Undo settings to revisit an adjustment. Your source image stays untouched.

    02 / Make it yours

    Adjust your settings, then create a new copy.

    Color removal
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    Export
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    PNG is lossless; its quality slider is disabled.

    Output format & background

    Fills transparent areas for JPEG and when transparency is off.

    Choose an image or try the sample to get started.

    How to remove a background color

    1. Open an image and click its Original preview to pick a background color, or use the color control.
    2. Adjust tolerance, feathering and edge-connected removal; switch to Live preview to inspect the cutout.
    3. Export PNG or WebP with transparency enabled to keep the removed areas clear.
    Read the guide: JPEG, PNG or WebP?

    Know before you export

    This removes pixels by color similarity, not by recognizing a person or object. Similar foreground colors may also be affected. Complex photographic backgrounds need a segmentation tool. Use PNG or WebP with transparency enabled to preserve the cutout.

    Supported files

    Still JPEG, PNG, WebP and AVIF up to 20 MiB and 64 megapixels, plus HEIC where your browser can open it (Safari on Mac, iPhone and iPad). Photos above 24 megapixels are edited at 24 megapixels, and color effects run at up to 12 megapixels. Multi-image tools allow 12 files and 60 MiB of combined input. GIF, SVG, animated images and RAW formats are not supported.

    Quick ways in

    Drop an image anywhere on this page or paste one from your clipboard.

    Keyboard shortcuts

    • Ctrl/⌘ O Choose an image
    • Ctrl/⌘ Enter Process
    • Ctrl/⌘ S Download the result
    • Ctrl/⌘ Z Undo settings · add Shift to redo
    • Esc Cancel processing

    Your files stay local

    Selected image bytes are processed in browser memory. No account, upload endpoint or remote processing service is used.

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    Remove a color is free to use in your browser. No account or image upload is required.

    Remove a color: common questions

    Can this remove a complex photo background?

    This tool removes pixels by color similarity. It does not identify people, hair or objects with AI segmentation. It works best on simple, mostly uniform backgrounds; similar foreground colors may also be removed.

    What does edge-connected removal do?

    When enabled, removal starts with matching areas connected to the image edges. Matching colors enclosed within the subject can remain. Tolerance controls color similarity; feathering softens the transition.

    Remove a color presets

    Remove White Background