Get the name of a hex color value.

Uses the website Color name & hue.

• node >= 8

git clone [email protected]:zicht/color-name.git
cd color-name
npm install

The usage requires a hexadecimal argument.

Both uppercase and lowercase letters (if present) are allowed:

local/path/to/this/repository/bin/color-name fd3aaa
// output: red--wild-strawberry

local/path/to/this/repository/bin/color-name AB12FF
// output: violet--electric-purple

It is recommended to create an alias, for example in your ~/.bash_aliases. Afterwards, you can call it more easily from your terminal instead of typing out the full path.

Example: if you installed this repository in ~/code/zicht/, then an alias command called zcolor would be:

alias zcolor='~/code/zicht/color-name/bin/color-name $1'

Executing the command in the terminal will look like this:

zcolor 461154
// output: violet--persian-indigo

• Virginia Meijer [email protected]