Function that converts hex color values to an approximate color name?

Question

I don\'t suppose anyone knows of a function (PHP, preferably) that can take a hex color code and give an approximate color name for that hex value. I don\'t need a solution

Answer 1

Here is a bigger colors array, part2:

$colors = array(
    "wheat" => array(251, 221, 126),
    "very dark purple" => array(42, 1, 52),
    "bottle green" => array(4, 74, 5),
    "watermelon" => array(253, 70, 89),
    "deep sky blue" => array(13, 117, 248),
    "fire engine red" => array(254, 0, 2),
    "yellow ochre" => array(203, 157, 6),
    "pumpkin orange" => array(251, 125, 7),
    "pale olive" => array(185, 204, 129),
    "light lilac" => array(237, 200, 255),
    "lightish green" => array(97, 225, 96),
    "carolina blue" => array(138, 184, 254),
    "mulberry" => array(146, 10, 78),
    "shocking pink" => array(254, 2, 162),
    "auburn" => array(154, 48, 1),
    "bright lime green" => array(101, 254, 8),
    "celadon" => array(190, 253, 183),
    "pinkish brown" => array(177, 114, 97),
    "poo brown" => array(136, 95, 1),
    "bright sky blue" => array(2, 204, 254),
    "celery" => array(193, 253, 149),
    "dirt brown" => array(131, 101, 57),
    "strawberry" => array(251, 41, 67),
    "dark lime" => array(132, 183, 1),
    "copper" => array(182, 99, 37),
    "medium brown" => array(127, 81, 18),
    "muted green" => array(95, 160, 82),
    "robin's egg" => array(109, 237, 253),
    "bright aqua" => array(11, 249, 234),
    "bright lavender" => array(199, 96, 255),
    "ivory" => array(255, 255, 203),
    "very light purple" => array(246, 206, 252),
    "light navy" => array(21, 80, 132),
    "pink red" => array(245, 5, 79),
    "olive brown" => array(100, 84, 3),
    "poop brown" => array(122, 89, 1),
    "mustard green" => array(168, 181, 4),
    "ocean green" => array(61, 153, 115),
    "very dark blue" => array(0, 1, 51),
    "dusty green" => array(118, 169, 115),
    "light navy blue" => array(46, 90, 136),
    "minty green" => array(11, 247, 125),
    "adobe" => array(189, 108, 72),
    "barney" => array(172, 29, 184),
    "jade green" => array(43, 175, 106),
    "bright light blue" => array(38, 247, 253),
    "light lime" => array(174, 253, 108),
    "dark khaki" => array(155, 143, 85),
    "orange yellow" => array(255, 173, 1),
    "ocre" => array(198, 156, 4),
    "maize" => array(244, 208, 84),
    "faded pink" => array(222, 157, 172),
    "british racing green" => array(5, 72, 13),
    "sandstone" => array(201, 174, 116),
    "mud brown" => array(96, 70, 15),
    "light sea green" => array(152, 246, 176),
    "robin egg blue" => array(138, 241, 254),
    "aqua marine" => array(46, 232, 187),
    "dark sea green" => array(17, 135, 93),
    "soft pink" => array(253, 176, 192),
    "orangey brown" => array(177, 96, 2),
    "cherry red" => array(247, 2, 42),
    "burnt yellow" => array(213, 171, 9),
    "brownish grey" => array(134, 119, 95),
    "camel" => array(198, 159, 89),
    "purplish grey" => array(122, 104, 127),
    "marine" => array(4, 46, 96),
    "greyish pink" => array(200, 141, 148),
    "pale turquoise" => array(165, 251, 213),
    "pastel yellow" => array(255, 254, 113),
    "bluey purple" => array(98, 65, 199),
    "canary yellow" => array(255, 254, 64),
    "faded red" => array(211, 73, 78),
    "sepia" => array(152, 94, 43),
    "coffee" => array(166, 129, 76),
    "bright magenta" => array(255, 8, 232),
    "mocha" => array(157, 118, 81),
    "ecru" => array(254, 255, 202),
    "purpleish" => array(152, 86, 141),
    "cranberry" => array(158, 0, 58),
    "darkish green" => array(40, 124, 55),
    "brown orange" => array(185, 105, 2),
    "dusky rose" => array(186, 104, 115),
    "melon" => array(255, 120, 85),
    "sickly green" => array(148, 178, 28),
    "silver" => array(197, 201, 199),
    "purply blue" => array(102, 26, 238),
    "purpleish blue" => array(97, 64, 239),
    "hospital green" => array(155, 229, 170),
    "shit brown" => array(123, 88, 4),
    "mid blue" => array(39, 106, 179),
    "amber" => array(254, 179, 8),
    "easter green" => array(140, 253, 126),
    "soft blue" => array(100, 136, 234),
    "cerulean blue" => array(5, 110, 238),
    "golden brown" => array(178, 122, 1),
    "bright turquoise" => array(15, 254, 249),
    "red pink" => array(250, 42, 85),
    "red purple" => array(130, 7, 71),
    "greyish brown" => array(122, 106, 79),
    "vermillion" => array(244, 50, 12),
    "russet" => array(161, 57, 5),
    "steel grey" => array(111, 130, 138),
    "lighter purple" => array(165, 90, 244),
    "bright violet" => array(173, 10, 253),
    "prussian blue" => array(0, 69, 119),
    "slate green" => array(101, 141, 109),
    "dirty pink" => array(202, 123, 128),
    "dark blue green" => array(0, 82, 73),
    "pine" => array(43, 93, 52),
    "yellowy green" => array(191, 241, 40),
    "dark gold" => array(181, 148, 16),
    "bluish" => array(41, 118, 187),
    "darkish blue" => array(1, 65, 130),
    "dull red" => array(187, 63, 63),
    "pinky red" => array(252, 38, 71),
    "bronze" => array(168, 121, 0),
    "pale teal" => array(130, 203, 178),
    "military green" => array(102, 124, 62),
    "barbie pink" => array(254, 70, 165),
    "bubblegum pink" => array(254, 131, 204),
    "pea soup green" => array(148, 166, 23),
    "dark mustard" => array(168, 137, 5),
    "shit" => array(127, 95, 0),
    "medium purple" => array(158, 67, 162),
    "very dark green" => array(6, 46, 3),
    "dirt" => array(138, 110, 69),
    "dusky pink" => array(204, 122, 139),
    "red violet" => array(158, 1, 104),
    "lemon yellow" => array(253, 255, 56),
    "pistachio" => array(192, 250, 139),
    "dull yellow" => array(238, 220, 91),
    "dark lime green" => array(126, 189, 1),
    "denim blue" => array(59, 91, 146),
    "teal blue" => array(1, 136, 159),
    "lightish blue" => array(61, 122, 253),
    "purpley blue" => array(95, 52, 231),
    "light indigo" => array(109, 90, 207),
    "swamp green" => array(116, 133, 0),
    "brown green" => array(112, 108, 17),
    "dark maroon" => array(60, 0, 8),
    "hot purple" => array(203, 0, 245),
    "dark forest green" => array(0, 45, 4),
    "faded blue" => array(101, 140, 187),
    "drab green" => array(116, 149, 81),
    "light lime green" => array(185, 255, 102),
    "snot green" => array(157, 193, 0),
    "yellowish" => array(250, 238, 102),
    "light blue green" => array(126, 251, 179),
    "bordeaux" => array(123, 0, 44),
    "light mauve" => array(194, 146, 161),
    "ocean" => array(1, 123, 146),
    "marigold" => array(252, 192, 6),
    "muddy green" => array(101, 116, 50),
    "dull orange" => array(216, 134, 59),
    "steel" => array(115, 133, 149),
    "electric purple" => array(170, 35, 255),
    "fluorescent green" => array(8, 255, 8),
    "yellowish brown" => array(155, 122, 1),
    "blush" => array(242, 158, 142),
    "soft green" => array(111, 194, 118),
    "bright orange" => array(255, 91, 0),
    "lemon" => array(253, 255, 82),
    "purple grey" => array(134, 111, 133),
    "acid green" => array(143, 254, 9),
    "pale lavender" => array(238, 207, 254),
    "violet blue" => array(81, 10, 201),
    "light forest green" => array(79, 145, 83),
    "burnt red" => array(159, 35, 5),
    "khaki green" => array(114, 134, 57),
    "cerise" => array(222, 12, 98),
    "faded purple" => array(145, 110, 153),
    "apricot" => array(255, 177, 109),
    "dark olive green" => array(60, 77, 3),
    "grey brown" => array(127, 112, 83),
    "green grey" => array(119, 146, 111),
    "true blue" => array(1, 15, 204),
    "pale violet" => array(206, 174, 250),
    "periwinkle blue" => array(143, 153, 251),
    "light sky blue" => array(198, 252, 255),
    "blurple" => array(85, 57, 204),
    "green brown" => array(84, 78, 3),
    "bluegreen" => array(1, 122, 121),
    "bright teal" => array(1, 249, 198),
    "brownish yellow" => array(201, 176, 3),
    "pea soup" => array(146, 153, 1),
    "forest" => array(11, 85, 9),
    "barney purple" => array(160, 4, 152),
    "ultramarine" => array(32, 0, 177),
    "purplish" => array(148, 86, 140),
    "puke yellow" => array(194, 190, 14),
    "bluish grey" => array(116, 139, 151),
    "dark periwinkle" => array(102, 95, 209),
    "dark lilac" => array(156, 109, 165),
    "reddish" => array(196, 66, 64),
    "light maroon" => array(162, 72, 87),
    "dusty purple" => array(130, 95, 135),
    "terra cotta" => array(201, 100, 59),
    "avocado" => array(144, 177, 52),
    "marine blue" => array(1, 56, 106),
    "teal green" => array(37, 163, 111),
    "slate grey" => array(89, 101, 109),
    "lighter green" => array(117, 253, 99),
    "electric green" => array(33, 252, 13),
    "dusty blue" => array(90, 134, 173),
    "golden yellow" => array(254, 198, 21),
    "bright yellow" => array(255, 253, 1),
    "light lavender" => array(223, 197, 254),
    "umber" => array(178, 100, 0),
    "poop" => array(127, 94, 0),
    "dark peach" => array(222, 126, 93),
    "jungle green" => array(4, 130, 67),
    "eggshell" => array(255, 255, 212),
    "denim" => array(59, 99, 140),
    "yellow brown" => array(183, 148, 0),
    "dull purple" => array(132, 89, 126),
    "chocolate brown" => array(65, 25, 0),
    "wine red" => array(123, 3, 35),
    "neon blue" => array(4, 217, 255),
    "dirty green" => array(102, 126, 44),
    "light tan" => array(251, 238, 172),
    "ice blue" => array(215, 255, 254),
    "cadet blue" => array(78, 116, 150),
    "dark mauve" => array(135, 76, 98),
    "very light blue" => array(213, 255, 255),
    "grey purple" => array(130, 109, 140),
    "pastel pink" => array(255, 186, 205),
    "very light green" => array(209, 255, 189),
    "dark sky blue" => array(68, 142, 228),
    "evergreen" => array(5, 71, 42),
    "dull pink" => array(213, 134, 157),
    "aubergine" => array(61, 7, 52),
    "mahogany" => array(74, 1, 0),
    "reddish orange" => array(248, 72, 28),
    "deep green" => array(2, 89, 15),
    "vomit green" => array(137, 162, 3),
    "purple pink" => array(224, 63, 216),
    "dusty pink" => array(213, 138, 148),
    "faded green" => array(123, 178, 116),
    "camo green" => array(82, 101, 37),
    "pinky purple" => array(201, 76, 190),
    "pink purple" => array(219, 75, 218),
    "brownish red" => array(158, 54, 35),
    "dark rose" => array(181, 72, 93),
    "mud" => array(115, 92, 18),
    "brownish" => array(156, 109, 87),
    "emerald green" => array(2, 143, 30),
    "pale brown" => array(177, 145, 110),
    "dull blue" => array(73, 117, 156),
    "burnt umber" => array(160, 69, 14),
    "medium green" => array(57, 173, 72),
    "clay" => array(182, 106, 80),
    "light aqua" => array(140, 255, 219),
    "light olive green" => array(164, 190, 92),
    "brownish orange" => array(203, 119, 35),
    "dark aqua" => array(5, 105, 107),
    "purplish pink" => array(206, 93, 174),
    "dark salmon" => array(200, 90, 83),
    "greenish grey" => array(150, 174, 141),
    "jade" => array(31, 167, 116),
    "ugly green" => array(122, 151, 3),
    "dark beige" => array(172, 147, 98),
    "emerald" => array(1, 160, 73),
    "pale red" => array(217, 84, 77),
    "light magenta" => array(250, 95, 247),
    "sky" => array(130, 202, 252),
    "light cyan" => array(172, 255, 252),
    "yellow orange" => array(252, 176, 1),
    "reddish purple" => array(145, 9, 81),
    "reddish pink" => array(254, 44, 84),
    "orchid" => array(200, 117, 196),
    "dirty yellow" => array(205, 197, 10),
    "orange red" => array(253, 65, 30),
    "deep red" => array(154, 2, 0),
    "orange brown" => array(190, 100, 0),
    "cobalt blue" => array(3, 10, 167),
    "neon pink" => array(254, 1, 154),
    "rose pink" => array(247, 135, 154),
    "greyish purple" => array(136, 113, 145),
    "raspberry" => array(176, 1, 73),
    "aqua green" => array(18, 225, 147),
    "salmon pink" => array(254, 123, 124),
    "tangerine" => array(255, 148, 8),
    "brownish green" => array(106, 110, 9),
    "red brown" => array(139, 46, 22),
    "greenish brown" => array(105, 97, 18),
    "pumpkin" => array(225, 119, 1),
    "pine green" => array(10, 72, 30),
    "charcoal" => array(52, 56, 55),
    "baby pink" => array(255, 183, 206),
    "cornflower" => array(106, 121, 247),
    "blue violet" => array(93, 6, 233),
    "chocolate" => array(61, 28, 2),
    "greyish green" => array(130, 166, 125),
    "scarlet" => array(190, 1, 25),
    "green yellow" => array(201, 255, 39),
    "dark olive" => array(55, 62, 2),
    "sienna" => array(169, 86, 30),
    "pastel purple" => array(202, 160, 255),
    "terracotta" => array(202, 102, 65),
    "aqua blue" => array(2, 216, 233),
    "sage green" => array(136, 179, 120),
    "blood red" => array(152, 0, 2),
    "deep pink" => array(203, 1, 98),
    "grass" => array(92, 172, 45),
    "moss" => array(118, 153, 88),
    "pastel blue" => array(162, 191, 254),
    "bluish green" => array(16, 166, 116),
    "green blue" => array(6, 180, 139),
    "dark tan" => array(175, 136, 74),
    "greenish blue" => array(11, 139, 135),
    "pale orange" => array(255, 167, 86),
    "vomit" => array(162, 164, 21),
    "forrest green" => array(21, 68, 6),
    "dark lavender" => array(133, 103, 152),
    "dark violet" => array(52, 1, 63),
    "purple blue" => array(99, 45, 233),
    "dark cyan" => array(10, 136, 138),
    "olive drab" => array(111, 118, 50),
    "pinkish" => array(212, 106, 126),
    "cobalt" => array(30, 72, 143),
    "neon purple" => array(188, 19, 254),
    "light turquoise" => array(126, 244, 204),
    "apple green" => array(118, 205, 38),
    "dull green" => array(116, 166, 98),
    "wine" => array(128, 1, 63),
    "powder blue" => array(177, 209, 252),
    "off white" => array(255, 255, 228),
    "electric blue" => array(6, 82, 255),
    "dark turquoise" => array(4, 92, 90),
    "blue purple" => array(87, 41, 206),
    "azure" => array(6, 154, 243),
    "bright red" => array(255, 0, 13),
    "pinkish red" => array(241, 12, 69),
    "cornflower blue" => array(81, 112, 215),
    "light olive" => array(172, 191, 105),
    "grape" => array(108, 52, 97),
    "greyish blue" => array(94, 129, 157),
    "purplish blue" => array(96, 30, 249),
    "yellowish green" => array(176, 221, 22),
    "greenish yellow" => array(205, 253, 2),
    "medium blue" => array(44, 111, 187),
    "dusty rose" => array(192, 115, 122),
    "light violet" => array(214, 180, 252),
    "midnight blue" => array(2, 0, 53),
    "bluish purple" => array(112, 59, 231),
    "red orange" => array(253, 60, 6),
    "dark magenta" => array(150, 0, 86),
    "greenish" => array(64, 163, 104),
    "ocean blue" => array(3, 113, 156),
    "coral" => array(252, 90, 80),
    "cream" => array(255, 255, 194),
    "reddish brown" => array(127, 43, 10),
    "burnt sienna" => array(176, 78, 15),
    "brick" => array(160, 54, 35),
    "sage" => array(135, 174, 115),
    "grey green" => array(120, 155, 115),
    "white" => array(255, 255, 255),
    "robin's egg blue" => array(152, 239, 249),
    "moss green" => array(101, 139, 56),
    "steel blue" => array(90, 125, 154),
    "eggplant" => array(56, 8, 53),
    "light yellow" => array(255, 254, 122),
    "leaf green" => array(92, 169, 4),
    "light grey" => array(216, 220, 214),
    "puke" => array(165, 165, 2),
    "pinkish purple" => array(214, 72, 215),
    "sea blue" => array(4, 116, 149),
    "pale purple" => array(183, 144, 212),
    "slate blue" => array(91, 124, 153),
    "blue grey" => array(96, 124, 142),
    "hunter green" => array(11, 64, 8),
    "fuchsia" => array(237, 13, 217),
    "crimson" => array(140, 0, 15),
    "pale yellow" => array(255, 255, 132),
    "ochre" => array(191, 144, 5),
    "mustard yellow" => array(210, 189, 10),
    "light red" => array(255, 71, 76),
    "cerulean" => array(4, 133, 209),
    "pale pink" => array(255, 207, 220),
    "deep blue" => array(4, 2, 115),
    "rust" => array(168, 60, 9),
    "light teal" => array(144, 228, 193),
    "slate" => array(81, 101, 114),
    "goldenrod" => array(250, 194, 5),
    "dark yellow" => array(213, 182, 10),
    "dark grey" => array(54, 55, 55),
    "army green" => array(75, 93, 22),
    "grey blue" => array(107, 139, 164),
    "seafoam" => array(128, 249, 173),
    "puce" => array(165, 126, 82),
    "spring green" => array(169, 249, 113),
    "dark orange" => array(198, 81, 2),
    "sand" => array(226, 202, 118),
    "pastel green" => array(176, 255, 157),
    "mint" => array(159, 254, 176),
    "light orange" => array(253, 170, 72),
    "bright pink" => array(254, 1, 177),
    "chartreuse" => array(193, 248, 10),
    "deep purple" => array(54, 1, 63),
    "dark brown" => array(52, 28, 2),
    "taupe" => array(185, 162, 129),
    "pea green" => array(142, 171, 18),
    "puke green" => array(154, 174, 7),
    "kelly green" => array(2, 171, 46),
    "seafoam green" => array(122, 249, 171),
    "blue green" => array(19, 126, 109),
    "khaki" => array(170, 166, 98),
    "burgundy" => array(97, 0, 35),
    "dark teal" => array(1, 77, 78),
    "brick red" => array(143, 20, 2),
    "royal purple" => array(75, 0, 110),
    "plum" => array(88, 15, 65),
    "mint green" => array(143, 255, 159),
    "gold" => array(219, 180, 12),
    "baby blue" => array(162, 207, 254),
    "yellow green" => array(192, 251, 45),
    "bright purple" => array(190, 3, 253),
    "dark red" => array(132, 0, 0),
    "pale blue" => array(208, 254, 254),
    "grass green" => array(63, 155, 11),
    "navy" => array(1, 21, 62),
    "aquamarine" => array(4, 216, 178),
    "burnt orange" => array(192, 78, 1),
    "neon green" => array(12, 255, 12),
    "bright blue" => array(1, 101, 252),
    "rose" => array(207, 98, 117),
    "light pink" => array(255, 209, 223),
    "mustard" => array(206, 179, 1),
    "indigo" => array(56, 2, 130),
    "lime" => array(170, 255, 50),
    "sea green" => array(83, 252, 161),
    "periwinkle" => array(142, 130, 254),
    "dark pink" => array(203, 65, 107),
    "olive green" => array(103, 122, 4),
    "peach" => array(255, 176, 124),
    "pale green" => array(199, 253, 181),
    "light brown" => array(173, 129, 80),
    "hot pink" => array(255, 2, 141),
    "black" => array(0, 0, 0),
    "lilac" => array(206, 162, 253),
    "navy blue" => array(0, 17, 70),
    "royal blue" => array(5, 4, 170),
    "beige" => array(230, 218, 166),
    "salmon" => array(255, 121, 108),
    "olive" => array(110, 117, 14),
    "maroon" => array(101, 0, 33),
    "bright green" => array(1, 255, 7),
    "dark purple" => array(53, 6, 62),
    "mauve" => array(174, 113, 129),
    "forest green" => array(6, 71, 12),
    "aqua" => array(19, 234, 201),
    "cyan" => array(0, 255, 255),
    "tan" => array(209, 178, 111),
    "dark blue" => array(0, 3, 91),
    "lavender" => array(199, 159, 239),
    "turquoise" => array(6, 194, 172),
    "dark green" => array(3, 53, 0),
    "violet" => array(154, 14, 234),
    "light purple" => array(191, 119, 246),
    "lime green" => array(137, 254, 5),
    "grey" => array(146, 149, 145),
    "sky blue" => array(117, 187, 253),
    "yellow" => array(255, 255, 20),
    "magenta" => array(194, 0, 120),
    "light green" => array(150, 249, 123),
    "orange" => array(249, 115, 6),
    "teal" => array(2, 147, 134),
    "light blue" => array(149, 208, 252),
    "red" => array(229, 0, 0),
    "brown" => array(101, 55, 0),
    "pink" => array(255, 129, 192),
    "blue" => array(3, 67, 223),
    "green" => array(21, 176, 26),
    "purple" => array(126, 30, 156),
);