CSS Gradient Generator
Create beautiful CSS gradients visually
100% client-side processing
This CSS gradient generator gives you a visual playground for building linear, radial, and conic gradients, then hands you production-ready CSS with one click. Instead of guessing hex values in a stylesheet and refreshing, designers and front-end developers can tweak colors, angles, and stops live until the result looks right.
Understanding CSS Gradients
A gradient is not an image file — it is a value the browser paints on the fly via functions like linear-gradient(), radial-gradient(), and conic-gradient(). Each takes a direction or shape plus color stops: colors pinned to positions along the gradient axis. Linear gradients sweep along a line at any angle, radial ones radiate from a center as a circle or ellipse, and conic gradients rotate around a point like a color wheel, which makes them ideal for pie charts. Because gradients are computed, they scale to any element size without blurring and weigh nothing in network terms. One gotcha: interpolating between distant hues can pass through muddy gray in RGB space, so neighboring hues usually produce cleaner results.
How to Use
- Choose type: Select linear, radial, or conic gradient
- Add colors: Add and adjust color stops and their positions
- Set angle: Adjust gradient direction (or shape for radial)
- Copy CSS: Copy the generated code into your stylesheet
The large preview panel updates with every change, so what you see is exactly what the copied code produces.
Features
- Linear, radial, and conic gradients
- Unlimited color stops with adjustable positions
- Adjustable angle and radial shape (circle or ellipse)
- Live full-width preview
- One-click copy of the generated CSS
- Runs entirely in your browser
Use Cases
Front-end developers build hero backgrounds and button hover states without opening a design tool. Designers prototype color transitions before committing them to a design system, and anyone maintaining an older site can replace flat color blocks with subtle gradients that add depth without new image assets.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What gradient types are supported?
Linear, radial, and conic gradients are supported with full customization options for angles, shapes, and color stops.
Can I add more than 2 colors?
Yes, you can add unlimited color stops to create complex multi-color gradients.
Is the CSS cross-browser compatible?
The generated CSS uses modern gradient syntax supported by all current browsers.
How do I use the gradient in my project?
Click the copy button to copy the generated CSS declaration, then paste it into your stylesheet as the background or background-image property of any element.