Extract Website Theme to Tweakcn
Extract a website's visual theme using Chrome DevTools and convert it to a tweakcn-compatible shadcn/ui CSS theme (HSL format).
Step 1: Provide Extraction Script
Tell the user to open Chrome DevTools Console on the target site and run this script. It copies a full theme JSON to their clipboard:
(() => {
const res = { typography: [], spacing: [], gradients: [], shadows: [], borders: [], radii: [], colors: new Set() };
const typoMap = new Map(), spacingMap = new Map(), radiiMap = new Map();
document.querySelectorAll('*').forEach(el => {
const s = getComputedStyle(el);
const tk = `${s.fontSize}|${s.fontWeight}|${s.lineHeight}|${s.letterSpacing}`;
if (!typoMap.has(tk)) typoMap.set(tk, { fontSize: s.fontSize, fontWeight: s.fontWeight, lineHeight: s.lineHeight, letterSpacing: s.letterSpacing, tag: el.tagName, sample: el.textContent?.trim().slice(0, 30) });
['padding','margin','gap'].forEach(p => { const v = s[p]; if (v && v !== '0px' && v !== 'normal') spacingMap.set(v, (spacingMap.get(v)||0)+1); });
if (s.backgroundImage !== 'none' && s.backgroundImage.includes('gradient')) res.gradients.push(s.backgroundImage);
if (s.boxShadow !== 'none') res.shadows.push(s.boxShadow);
if (s.borderStyle !== 'none' && s.borderWidth !== '0px') res.borders.push(`${s.borderWidth} ${s.borderStyle} ${s.borderColor} r:${s.borderRadius}`);
if (s.borderRadius !== '0px') radiiMap.set(s.borderRadius, (radiiMap.get(s.borderRadius)||0)+1);
[s.color, s.backgroundColor, s.borderColor].forEach(c => { if (c && c !== 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)') res.colors.add(c); });
});
res.typography = [...typoMap.values()].sort((a, b) => parseFloat(b.fontSize) - parseFloat(a.fontSize)).slice(0, 20);
res.spacing = [...spacingMap.entries()].sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1]).slice(0, 20).map(([v, c]) => ({ value: v, count: c }));
res.radii = [...radiiMap.entries()].sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1]).slice(0, 10).map(([v, c]) => ({ radius: v, count: c }));
res.gradients = [...new Set(res.gradients)];
res.shadows = [...new Set(res.shadows)];
res.borders = [...new Set(res.borders)].slice(0, 15);
res.colors = [...res.colors];
copy(JSON.stringify(res, null, 2));
console.log('Copied full theme extraction to clipboard');
})();
Also ask the user for a screenshot of the site for visual reference, and the site URL if public.
Step 2: Analyze Extraction Data
When the user pastes the JSON output, analyze all sections:
Colors
Identify and categorize every color by role:
- Background: The dominant dark or light page background
- Foreground: Default text color (usually white on dark, dark on light)
- Card: Elevated surface color (slightly lighter/darker than background)
- Popover: Dropdown/popover bg (slightly elevated from card)
- Primary: Main brand/action color (CTAs, active nav, links)
- Secondary: Supporting surface color (nav pills, tags, badges)
- Muted: Subdued backgrounds (search bars, disabled states, inactive)
- Muted foreground: Placeholder text, hints, secondary text
- Accent: Highlight/emphasis color (can differ from primary, e.g. neon vs standard)
- Destructive: Error/danger/alert color
- Border: Default border color (often transparent white/black on dark/light)
- Input: Input field border or background
- Ring: Focus ring / glow color
Typography
- Font family (ask if not already provided)
- Base font size and line-height
- Weight distribution: identify which weights are used (400, 500, 600, 700)
- Letter-spacing patterns
- Type scale: map sizes to heading levels (h1-h4, body, small, caption)
Spacing
- Identify the base spacing unit (most frequent value)
- Note the spacing scale: common increments (4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, etc.)
- Common padding patterns (e.g. "8px 16px" for buttons)
Border Radii
- Find the dominant radius by usage count
- Map to shadcn radius scale:
--radiuscontrolssm = radius - 4px,md = radius - 2px,lg = radius,xl = radius + 4px - Pick
--radiusso the dominant site radius maps to the most-used shadcn class (usually md or lg) - Note if the site uses pill shapes (9999px) for specific elements
Gradients
- List key gradients with their CSS values
- Categorize: gold/premium, brand, overlay/fade, glow
Shadows
- Elevation shadows (soft, medium, heavy)
- Glow effects (colored shadows, neon outlines)
- Inset shadows
Borders
- Border color patterns (solid vs transparency-based)
- Border widths
Step 3: Generate Tweakcn Theme
Output a complete CSS theme with :root (light) and .dark sections using HSL format (space-separated, no commas, e.g. 153 52% 44%).
Required tokens to map:
--background, --foreground
--card, --card-foreground
--popover, --popover-foreground
--primary, --primary-foreground
--secondary, --secondary-foreground
--muted, --muted-foreground
--accent, --accent-foreground
--destructive, --destructive-foreground
--border, --input, --ring
--chart-1 through --chart-5
--radius
--sidebar, --sidebar-foreground
--sidebar-primary, --sidebar-primary-foreground
--sidebar-accent, --sidebar-accent-foreground
--sidebar-border, --sidebar-ring
Guidelines:
- Convert all rgb() values to HSL
- If the site is dark-mode dominant, still generate a light companion using the same hues at lighter values
- For chart colors, use 5 distinct vibrant colors from the site's palette
- Sidebar variants should be slightly darker (dark mode) or lighter (light mode) than main background
Step 4: Provide Summary
After the theme CSS, include:
Mapping Table
A table showing each token, the source element/color from the site, and the hex value.
Extra Elements
Things tweakcn can't capture but define the site's visual identity:
- Font family + weights to import (with Google Fonts URL if applicable)
- Key gradients with full CSS values
- Glow/shadow effects for hover states
- Special radius patterns (e.g. pill buttons)
- Notable spacing or typography conventions
- Any distinctive visual patterns (gold borders, neon outlines, transparency layers)
Conversion Reference
RGB to HSL
To convert rgb(r, g, b) to HSL: normalize to 0-1, find min/max, compute hue from channel differences, saturation from lightness, output as H S% L%.
Common Patterns
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)on dark bg → use a solid color that's ~10% lighter than background for bordersrgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)on light bg → use a solid color that's ~10% darker than background- Neon/glow borders → map to
--ringfor focus states - Gold gradients → note separately, suggest using for badges/premium indicators