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    # Get colors from a photo using ImageMagick
    Original Image: https://unsplash.com/new?photo=5RydGpXvpxE by [Thomas Bühler](http://unsplash.com/@thoemi?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=photographer-credit&utm_content=creditBadge)

    ## Command
    Using image: https://unsplash.com/new?photo=5RydGpXvpxE by [Thomas Bühler](http://unsplash.com/@thoemi?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=photographer-credit&utm_content=creditBadge)

    ```shell
    convert thomas-buhler-301493.jpg -colors 16 -depth 8 -format '%c' histogram:info:- \
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    ```shell
    convert thomas-buhler-301493.jpg -colors 16 -depth 8 -format '%c' histogram:info:- | sort --reverse --numeric-sort
    convert thomas-buhler-301493.jpg -colors 16 -depth 8 -format '%c' histogram:info:- \
    | sort --reverse --numeric-sort
    ```

    ## Output
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    # Get colors from a photo using ImageMagick
    Original Image: https://unsplash.com/new?photo=5RydGpXvpxE
    Original Image: https://unsplash.com/new?photo=5RydGpXvpxE by [Thomas Bühler](http://unsplash.com/@thoemi?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=photographer-credit&utm_content=creditBadge)

    <a style="background-color:black;color:white;text-decoration:none;padding:4px 6px;font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;San Francisco&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.2;display:inline-block;border-radius:3px;" href="http://unsplash.com/@thoemi?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=photographer-credit&amp;utm_content=creditBadge" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Download free do whatever you want high-resolution photos from Thomas Bühler"><span style="display:inline-block;padding:2px 3px;"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" style="height:12px;width:auto;position:relative;vertical-align:middle;top:-1px;fill:white;" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><title></title><path d="M20.8 18.1c0 2.7-2.2 4.8-4.8 4.8s-4.8-2.1-4.8-4.8c0-2.7 2.2-4.8 4.8-4.8 2.7.1 4.8 2.2 4.8 4.8zm11.2-7.4v14.9c0 2.3-1.9 4.3-4.3 4.3h-23.4c-2.4 0-4.3-1.9-4.3-4.3v-15c0-2.3 1.9-4.3 4.3-4.3h3.7l.8-2.3c.4-1.1 1.7-2 2.9-2h8.6c1.2 0 2.5.9 2.9 2l.8 2.4h3.7c2.4 0 4.3 1.9 4.3 4.3zm-8.6 7.5c0-4.1-3.3-7.5-7.5-7.5-4.1 0-7.5 3.4-7.5 7.5s3.3 7.5 7.5 7.5c4.2-.1 7.5-3.4 7.5-7.5z"></path></svg></span><span style="display:inline-block;padding:2px 3px;">Thomas Bühler</span></a>

    ```shell
    convert thomas-buhler-301493.jpg -colors 16 -depth 8 -format '%c' histogram:info:- | sort --reverse --numeric-sort
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    # Get colors from a photo using ImageMagick
    Original Image: https://unsplash.com/new?photo=5RydGpXvpxE

    <a style="background-color:black;color:white;text-decoration:none;padding:4px 6px;font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;San Francisco&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.2;display:inline-block;border-radius:3px;" href="http://unsplash.com/@thoemi?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=photographer-credit&amp;utm_content=creditBadge" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Download free do whatever you want high-resolution photos from Thomas Bühler"><span style="display:inline-block;padding:2px 3px;"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" style="height:12px;width:auto;position:relative;vertical-align:middle;top:-1px;fill:white;" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><title></title><path d="M20.8 18.1c0 2.7-2.2 4.8-4.8 4.8s-4.8-2.1-4.8-4.8c0-2.7 2.2-4.8 4.8-4.8 2.7.1 4.8 2.2 4.8 4.8zm11.2-7.4v14.9c0 2.3-1.9 4.3-4.3 4.3h-23.4c-2.4 0-4.3-1.9-4.3-4.3v-15c0-2.3 1.9-4.3 4.3-4.3h3.7l.8-2.3c.4-1.1 1.7-2 2.9-2h8.6c1.2 0 2.5.9 2.9 2l.8 2.4h3.7c2.4 0 4.3 1.9 4.3 4.3zm-8.6 7.5c0-4.1-3.3-7.5-7.5-7.5-4.1 0-7.5 3.4-7.5 7.5s3.3 7.5 7.5 7.5c4.2-.1 7.5-3.4 7.5-7.5z"></path></svg></span><span style="display:inline-block;padding:2px 3px;">Thomas Bühler</span></a>

    ```shell
    convert thomas-buhler-301493.jpg -colors 16 -depth 8 -format '%c' histogram:info:- | sort --reverse --numeric-sort
    ```

    ## Output
    ```
    2580689: (174,175,188) #AEAFBC srgb(174,175,188)
    2552855: (156,172,195) #9CACC3 srgb(156,172,195)
    2532178: (181,193,206) #B5C1CE srgb(181,193,206)
    2498111: ( 2, 22, 54) #021636 srgb(2,22,54)
    2103417: (171,183,198) #ABB7C6 srgb(171,183,198)
    1152417: (149,149,175) #9595AF srgb(149,149,175)
    944167: ( 94,112,153) #5E7099 srgb(94,112,153)
    929520: (120,133,171) #7885AB srgb(120,133,171)
    864409: (211,198,200) #D3C6C8 srgb(211,198,200)
    816953: (210,179,180) #D2B3B4 srgb(210,179,180)
    740881: ( 49, 86,139) #31568B srgb(49,86,139)
    545659: (156,109,120) #9C6D78 srgb(156,109,120)
    520687: ( 68, 74,112) #444A70 srgb(68,74,112)
    458231: ( 24, 46, 90) #182E5A srgb(24,46,90)
    429733: ( 31, 34, 60) #1F223C srgb(31,34,60)
    291949: (120,146,195) #7892C3 srgb(120,146,195)
    ```