Remove a white background from a simple logo

Turn a flat, white-backed graphic into a transparent PNG, and understand what the tolerance setting removes.

Wuben Image Tools · Updated 2026-10-04

A logo saved on a white rectangle can look awkward on a colored page. For a dark logo on a plain white background, you can remove the white pixels and export a PNG with transparency. A photograph of paper, a pale drawing or a portrait is a different task: uneven lighting and similar foreground colors make color-based removal less reliable.

Original sample: dark green geometric artwork on a white background — The built-in example is original artwork made for this site. You can load it directly in the tool.

Start with a clean input

Use the original PNG, JPEG or WebP when available. A crisp digital graphic is easier to separate than a screenshot or a phone photo with shadows. Keep a copy of the original; each export is a separate file.

Remove the background

Open the white background remover, then choose your image or click “try our example image”.
Leave the tolerance at 15 for the first attempt and click Process image.
Look for the checkerboard around the artwork. It represents transparency in the preview.
If a near-white rim remains, increase the tolerance gradually and process again. If pale details disappear, lower it instead.
Download the PNG and check it over a colored background in your destination app.

What tolerance actually does

At 0, the tool removes pure white pixels. At the default 15, it also removes near-white pixels when every color channel is at least 240 and the channels are close to each other. This check applies to the whole image, including the middle of your artwork. It does not recognize the subject or distinguish a white letter from a white background.

Watch white details. White eyes, lettering or highlights can be removed along with the background. Lower the tolerance, use a cleaner input, or open the advanced editor for manual changes.

Why the edges may still look rough

JPEG artifacts and shadows introduce gray or colored pixels around the subject. A high tolerance can remove more of these pixels, but also damages light-colored artwork. This first tool sets matching pixels fully transparent; it does not reconstruct soft edges or perform AI segmentation.

Save in the right format

Use PNG for this workflow. JPEG cannot keep the transparent areas; converting the result to JPEG on this site fills them with white. If a PNG still looks white, see how to check a PNG background.

For portraits, complicated scenes or official photo requirements, this tool is not a suitable substitute for a dedicated workflow. Check the receiving service’s dimensions, format and photo rules separately.