matchHistograms

Operates on two images (grayscale, binary, or color), returning a histogram-matched version

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[imOut, hist] = matchHistograms(img1,img2,nbins)
Matches the histogram of image1 to that of image 2, using the user-specified number of bins. Returns the histogram-matched image, as well as its histogram. Operates on two grayscale, two binary, or two color images.

INPUTS:
img1: the image to modify
img2: the image whose histogram is to be matched
nbins: number of histogram bins

OUTPUTS:
imgOut: the histogram-matched image
hist: the histogram of the output image

USAGE: this function works on two grayscale, two binary, or two color images. For color images, the number of color planes must match (i.e., size(img1,3) must match size(img2,3).

Cite As

Brett Shoelson (2026). matchHistograms (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/27396-matchhistograms), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
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1.1.0.0

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1.0.0.0