serialif color API

What's this?

This is an REST API to get a requested color, its complementary and its grayscale in different formats and the black or white text corresponding to each color according to its brightness.

Color formats

Keyword

HEX

RGB / RGBA

HSL / HSLA

Request

You can use Keyword, HEX(3,4,6 or 8 characters), RGB or RGBA and HSL or HSLA formats to send your color.

Type	Example value	Note	Possible requests
Keyword	aquamarine		https://color.serialif.com/aquamarine
Keyword	aquamarine		https://color.serialif.com/keyword=aquamarine
HEX	#55667788	without #	https://color.serialif.com/55667788
HEX	#55667788	without #	https://color.serialif.com/hex=55667788
RGB	rgb(85, 102, 119)	without rgb, ( ), or spaces	https://color.serialif.com/85,102,119
RGB	rgb(85, 102, 119)	without rgb, ( ), or spaces	https://color.serialif.com/rgb=85,102,119
RGBA	rgba(85, 102, 119, 0.53)	without rgba, ( ), or spaces	https://color.serialif.com/85,102,119,0.53
			https://color.serialif.com/rgb=85,102,119,0.53
			https://color.serialif.com/rgba=85,102,119,0.53
HSL	hsl(85, 102, 119)	without hsl, ( ), or spaces	https://color.serialif.com/hsl=85,102,119
HSLA	hsla(85, 102, 119, 0.53)	without hsla, ( ), or spaces	https://color.serialif.com/hsl=85,102,119,0.53
HSLA	hsla(85, 102, 119, 0.53)	without hsla, ( ), or spaces	https://color.serialif.com/hsla=85,102,119,0.53

Returned colors

Base (requested)

Base (requested) without alpha

Contrasted text

Complementary

Complementary without alpha

Contrasted text

Grayscale

Grayscale without alpha

Contrasted text

Returned colors in JSON

                
                    {
                        "base": {...},
                        "base_without_alpha": {...},
                        "base_without_alpha_contrasted_text": {...},
                        "complementary": {...},
                        "complementary_without_alpha": {...},
                        "complementary_without_alpha_contrasted_text": {...},
                        "grayscale": {...},
                        "grayscale_without_alpha": {...},
                        "grayscale_without_alpha_contrasted_text": {...}
                    }

Data for each color in JSON

                
                    {
                        "keyword": "aquamarine",
                        "hex": {
                            "value": "#7fffd4",
                            "composition": {
                            "red": "7f",
                            "green": "ff",
                            "blue": "d4"
                            }
                        },
                        "rgb": {
                            "value": "rgb(127, 255, 212)",
                            "composition": {
                            "red": 127,
                            "green": 255,
                            "blue": 212
                            }
                        },
                        "hsl": {
                            "value": "hsl(160, 100%, 75%)",
                            "composition": {
                            "hue": 160,
                            "saturation": 100,
                            "lightness": 75
                            }
                        },
                        "hsl_raw": {
                            "value": "hsl(159.84375, 100%, 74.90196%)",
                            "composition": {
                            "hue": 159.84375,
                            "saturation": 100,
                            "lightness": 74.90196
                            }
                        }
                    }

Example error API response

                
                {
                    "status": "error",
                    "error": {
                        "type": "wrong color format",
                        "value": "yellou",
                        "message": "not a valid KEYWORD color"
                    }
                }

Example success API response

                
                {
    "status": "success",
    "base": {
        "keyword": "",
        "hex": {
            "value": "#3198e170",
            "composition": {
                "red": "31",
                "green": "98",
                "blue": "e1",
                "alpha": "70"
            }
        },
        "rgba": {
            "value": "rgba(49, 152, 225, 0.44)",
            "composition": {
                "red": 49,
                "green": 152,
                "blue": 225,
                "alpha": 0.43922
            }
        },
        "hsla": {
            "value": "hsla(205, 75%, 54%, 0.44)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 205,
                "saturation": 75,
                "lightness": 54,
                "alpha": 0.43922
            }
        },
        "hsla_raw": {
            "value": "hsla(204.88636, 74.57627%, 53.72549%, 0.44)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 204.88636,
                "saturation": 74.57627,
                "lightness": 53.72549,
                "alpha": 0.43922
            }
        }
    },
    "base_without_alpha": {
        "keyword": "",
        "hex": {
            "value": "#3198e1",
            "composition": {
                "red": "31",
                "green": "98",
                "blue": "e1"
            }
        },
        "rgb": {
            "value": "rgb(49, 152, 225)",
            "composition": {
                "red": 49,
                "green": 152,
                "blue": 225
            }
        },
        "hsl": {
            "value": "hsl(205, 75%, 54%)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 205,
                "saturation": 75,
                "lightness": 54
            }
        },
        "hsl_raw": {
            "value": "hsl(204.88636, 74.57627%, 53.72549%)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 204.88636,
                "saturation": 74.57627,
                "lightness": 53.72549
            }
        }
    },
    "base_without_alpha_contrasted_text": {
        "keyword": "white",
        "hex": {
            "value": "#ffffff",
            "composition": {
                "red": "ff",
                "green": "ff",
                "blue": "ff"
            }
        },
        "rgb": {
            "value": "rgb(255, 255, 255)",
            "composition": {
                "red": 255,
                "green": 255,
                "blue": 255
            }
        },
        "hsl": {
            "value": "hsl(0, 0%, 100%)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 0,
                "saturation": 0,
                "lightness": 100
            }
        },
        "hsl_raw": {
            "value": "hsl(0, 0%, 100%)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 0,
                "saturation": 0,
                "lightness": 100
            }
        }
    },
    "complementary": {
        "keyword": "",
        "hex": {
            "value": "#ce671e70",
            "composition": {
                "red": "ce",
                "green": "67",
                "blue": "1e",
                "alpha": "70"
            }
        },
        "rgba": {
            "value": "rgba(206, 103, 30, 0.44)",
            "composition": {
                "red": 206,
                "green": 103,
                "blue": 30,
                "alpha": 0.43922
            }
        },
        "hsla": {
            "value": "hsla(25, 75%, 46%, 0.44)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 25,
                "saturation": 75,
                "lightness": 46,
                "alpha": 0.43922
            }
        },
        "hsla_raw": {
            "value": "hsla(24.88636, 74.57627%, 46.27451%, 0.44)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 24.88636,
                "saturation": 74.57627,
                "lightness": 46.27451,
                "alpha": 0.43922
            }
        }
    },
    "complementary_without_alpha": {
        "keyword": "",
        "hex": {
            "value": "#ce671e",
            "composition": {
                "red": "ce",
                "green": "67",
                "blue": "1e"
            }
        },
        "rgb": {
            "value": "rgb(206, 103, 30)",
            "composition": {
                "red": 206,
                "green": 103,
                "blue": 30
            }
        },
        "hsl": {
            "value": "hsl(25, 75%, 46%)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 25,
                "saturation": 75,
                "lightness": 46
            }
        },
        "hsl_raw": {
            "value": "hsl(24.88636, 74.57627%, 46.27451%)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 24.88636,
                "saturation": 74.57627,
                "lightness": 46.27451
            }
        }
    },
    "complementary_without_alpha_contrasted_text": {
        "keyword": "black",
        "hex": {
            "value": "#000000",
            "composition": {
                "red": "00",
                "green": "00",
                "blue": "00"
            }
        },
        "rgb": {
            "value": "rgb(0, 0, 0)",
            "composition": {
                "red": 0,
                "green": 0,
                "blue": 0
            }
        },
        "hsl": {
            "value": "hsl(0, 0%, 0%)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 0,
                "saturation": 0,
                "lightness": 0
            }
        },
        "hsl_raw": {
            "value": "hsl(0, 0%, 0%)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 0,
                "saturation": 0,
                "lightness": 0
            }
        }
    },
    "grayscale": {
        "keyword": "",
        "hex": {
            "value": "#89898970",
            "composition": {
                "red": "89",
                "green": "89",
                "blue": "89",
                "alpha": "70"
            }
        },
        "rgba": {
            "value": "rgba(137, 137, 137, 0.44)",
            "composition": {
                "red": 137,
                "green": 137,
                "blue": 137,
                "alpha": 0.43922
            }
        },
        "hsla": {
            "value": "hsla(205, 0%, 54%, 0.44)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 205,
                "saturation": 0,
                "lightness": 54,
                "alpha": 0.43922
            }
        },
        "hsla_raw": {
            "value": "hsla(204.88636, 0%, 53.72549%, 0.44)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 204.88636,
                "saturation": 0,
                "lightness": 53.72549,
                "alpha": 0.43922
            }
        }
    },
    "grayscale_without_alpha": {
        "keyword": "",
        "hex": {
            "value": "#898989",
            "composition": {
                "red": "89",
                "green": "89",
                "blue": "89"
            }
        },
        "rgb": {
            "value": "rgb(137, 137, 137)",
            "composition": {
                "red": 137,
                "green": 137,
                "blue": 137
            }
        },
        "hsl": {
            "value": "hsl(205, 0%, 54%)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 205,
                "saturation": 0,
                "lightness": 54
            }
        },
        "hsl_raw": {
            "value": "hsl(204.88636, 0%, 53.72549%)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 204.88636,
                "saturation": 0,
                "lightness": 53.72549
            }
        }
    },
    "grayscale_without_alpha_contrasted_text": {
        "keyword": "white",
        "hex": {
            "value": "#ffffff",
            "composition": {
                "red": "ff",
                "green": "ff",
                "blue": "ff"
            }
        },
        "rgb": {
            "value": "rgb(255, 255, 255)",
            "composition": {
                "red": 255,
                "green": 255,
                "blue": 255
            }
        },
        "hsl": {
            "value": "hsl(0, 0%, 100%)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 0,
                "saturation": 0,
                "lightness": 100
            }
        },
        "hsl_raw": {
            "value": "hsl(0, 0%, 100%)",
            "composition": {
                "hue": 0,
                "saturation": 0,
                "lightness": 100
            }
        }
    }
}

Serialif Color API 1.0.0