Match Text Colour To That Of Image Portion

Hi
I want to be able to make some text the same colour as a portion of an image in my document i.e. find out what colour is being used in a particular area of the image. How would I achieve that?
Thanks

Hello IanB,
this is a really useful color picker, because it works for the entire screen and not only for the Pages windows.

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import flash.events.MouseEvent;
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