How can I change the object color in Mac Preview?

December 27, 2016 3:11 PM

I do not have access to photoshop. I would like to change everything that is red in this pic to navy blue.
posted by wensink to Computers & Internet (5 answers total)

Preview > Tools > Adjust Colour > Tint. Since it's monochrome that should do it without affecting the white background.
posted by glasseyes at 3:29 PM on December 27, 2016

You can open up the image in Pixlr and then play with the settings in Adjustment > Hue & Saturation.
posted by belladonna at 4:11 PM on December 27, 2016 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: Thanks very much. @glasseyes, how do I adjust the object and not the background?
posted by wensink at 4:15 PM on December 27, 2016

Preview isn't set up to quickly isolate the image from the background, so you're better off with belladonna's recommendation.
Follow that link to Pixlr, (it works on the web, you won't have to install a program or anything,) open the image, go to the Adjustment menu, select Hue & Saturation, move the sliders until you have the blue you want, then file > Save.
I'd never used Pixlr before now, and it was super easy.
posted by D.Billy at 4:50 PM on December 27, 2016

Response by poster: Thanks very much! It worked.
posted by wensink at 9:15 AM on December 28, 2016