Abstract: Content based image retrieval system is the most interested topic for researchers in these the three visual features are considered as color, shape and texture, these terms are refers as content in a content based image retrieval system. Although the visual features are not give accurate result but colour, shape and texture are used because they are easier to assimilate into mathematical calculation. Color, shape and texture are most widely used contents for content based image retrieval system. The goal of content based image retrieval system is that to retrieve query image from large database. Color shape and texture extracted feature for given query image and measure the similarity from database image and retrieve the similar images as a query image extraction features.

Keywords: Content Based Image Retrieval System.