I found myself today wanting to retrieve a color from an image. This normally involves opening the image in some sort of image editing software and using a tool called the eyedropper. It's a multi-step process and kind of a pain.
So I wondered, is there an easier way? It turns out that on Apple computers there is a built in tool called Digital Color Meter that is included in the Apps/Utilities in OSX.
It tracks your cursor and displays the RGB value of that pixel or pixels on a little window. Useful for emulating a cool color when trying to create something!
You can also easily copy the RGBs as a string using the keycombo ⇧ + ⌘ + C
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