Opening PhotoShop (or other program) just to pick a color can be tedious. Who wants to wait for programs to load just to find the right color? Enter: Online Hex Color Selectors.

Here’s a list of my favorite ones.

4096 Color Wheel

This interactive selector provides a bonus feature. When you click a color, it saves it in the left column, allowing you to select multiple colors and grab the hex codes when finished. It also tells you which colors are considered “web-safe” – which isn’t as much an issue today as it was years ago, “web-smart” and “unsafe”.

Color Picker

A familiar-looking tool that also allows you to add colors to a saved list. When finished, just click each color for the hex value.

Colors on the Web

This site boasts tons of information – all about color. Several tools are available to help you pick color schemes, themes and complimentary colors.

Color Wheel at AllProfitAllFree.com

This selector looks like the one provided by Windows, so you’ll be used to the selection process.