tinge is a terminal utility for generating, previewing, and converting color palettes. built for developers who live in the terminal and need to work with colors without leaving it.
why
switching between the terminal and a browser-based color picker breaks flow. tinge lets you generate palettes, convert between formats, and preview colors — all from the command line.
how it works
$ tinge generate --base "#0A0A0A" --steps 10
$ tinge convert "#47a3f3" --to rgb
$ tinge preview --palette nordfeatures
- generate palettes from a base color
- convert between hex, rgb, hsl, and oklch
- preview colors with terminal ANSI output
- built-in popular palettes (nord, catppuccin, dracula)
- pipe-friendly for use in scripts