Color Names API - REST + MCP, Free Tier

#color #design #hex #css

Color Names API

Convert hex colors to human-readable names and look up hex values by name. Covers 1500+ named colors including CSS, X11, and common paint names.

Quick Start

# Health check
curl https://api.lazy-mac.com/color-names-api/health

# API info
curl https://api.lazy-mac.com/color-names-api

Endpoints

{'path': '/name', 'method': 'GET', 'description': 'Get color name from hex'}
{'path': '/hex', 'method': 'GET', 'description': 'Get hex from color name'}
{'path': '/nearest', 'method': 'GET', 'description': 'Find nearest named color'}
{'path': '/health', 'method': 'GET', 'description': 'Health check'}

Pricing

Plan	Price	Features
Free	$0/mo	100 req/day, core endpoints
Pro	$Free/mo	Unlimited, all endpoints, MCP

MCP Integration

This API supports the Model Context Protocol (JSON-RPC 2.0):

curl -X POST https://api.lazy-mac.com/color-names-api/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/list","id":1}'