image color average using PHP

average_function.php

//I made a function that calculates the average color of a given image resource and returns it in "#rrggbb" format (hex):

function average($img) {
    $w = imagesx($img);
    $h = imagesy($img);
    $r = $g = $b = 0;
    for($y = 0; $y < $h; $y++) {
        for($x = 0; $x < $w; $x++) {
            $rgb = imagecolorat($img, $x, $y);
            $r += $rgb >> 16;
            $g += $rgb >> 8 & 255;
            $b += $rgb & 255;
        }
    }
    $pxls = $w * $h;
    $r = dechex(round($r / $pxls));
    $g = dechex(round($g / $pxls));
    $b = dechex(round($b / $pxls));
    if(strlen($r) < 2) {
        $r = 0 . $r;
    }
    if(strlen($g) < 2) {
        $g = 0 . $g;
    }
    if(strlen($b) < 2) {
        $b = 0 . $b;
    }
    return "#" . $r . $g . $b;
}

//Although, I've noticed that you can also get a fairly good average color generating a 1px by 1px copy with imagecopyresampled (the //pixel generated is colored with the average color).