Invert Image Colors
Invert image colours to a photo negative, in your browser.
Invert Image Colors is a browser-based image tool on ImgToolsBase. Invert image colours to a photo negative, in your browser. To use it, upload or drop your image and view the result directly in your browser — no signup and nothing to install.
How this tool works
What it does
Invert Image Colors inverts all colours (a negative).
Reversible
Invert twice to restore colours.
Output
PNG/JPG/WebP with quality.
Privacy & metadata
Everything runs in your browser on a canvas — your image is never uploaded. Browser canvas export strips EXIF, GPS, and most other source metadata.
Invert Image Colors in your browser
Invert Image Colors inverts the colours of an image on a browser canvas, turning each colour into its opposite (a photo-negative look). Everything runs in your browser on a canvas — your image is never uploaded. Choose the output format and download.
Inversion flips every channel, so white becomes black and colours become their complements. PNG and WebP output can preserve transparency when the source has an alpha channel and Background is set to Transparent; JPG is flattened onto your chosen colour.
Invert Image Colors shows the output dimensions, the output format, and whether transparency was kept or filled. Browser canvas export strips EXIF, GPS, and most other source metadata. Animated GIFs are processed as a single still frame; animation is not preserved.
How to use Invert Image Colors
- Upload your image into Invert Image Colors — click, press Enter, or drag it in.
- Pick an output format and background mode for the inverted image; PNG/WebP can preserve transparency only with source alpha and a Transparent background.
- If you choose JPG, set the colour used to fill any transparent areas.
- Click Process, then download the inverted image.
Why use Invert Image Colors
Flips every colour channel.
Run twice to get back the original colours.
PNG/WebP can preserve transparency only when source alpha exists and Transparent background is selected; JPG flattens.
Everything runs in your browser on a canvas — your image is never uploaded.
Common uses for Invert Image Colors
Create a film-negative look.
See a high-contrast inverted version.
Invert line art or diagrams.
Quick surreal colour flips.
Frequently asked questions
What does Invert Image Colors do exactly?
Invert Image Colors flips every colour to its opposite — a photo-negative effect — across the whole image.
Is inversion in Invert Image Colors reversible?
Running Invert Image Colors twice returns the original colours, since inversion is its own opposite (aside from any format/quality change).
Does Invert Image Colors keep transparency?
PNG and WebP output can keep transparency when the source has an alpha channel and Background is set to Transparent. JPG cannot, so transparent areas are filled with your chosen colour.
Are my images uploaded by Invert Image Colors?
No — Invert Image Colors inverts your image in your browser on a canvas; nothing is uploaded.
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