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CSS Gradient Generator

Build two-color linear or circular radial gradients with this online CSS gradient generator. Choose opaque hex colors, preview the transition and copy the background declaration.

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How CSS Gradient Generator works

The generator inserts two validated hexadecimal colors into a linear or circular radial CSS gradient and applies the angle to the linear type.

A browser preview shows the transition, and the output provides a background declaration for a CSS rule. Extra stops, transparency, and component states are not generated.

Use valid opaque hexadecimal colors and confirm the selected gradient type.

Two color stops connected to linear and circular radial gradient previews.
Illustration of the CSS Gradient Generator workflow.

How to use CSS Gradient Generator

Choose two opaque colors and a gradient type, then use the preview to inspect their transition.

Select geometry and colors

Choose linear or radial, enter the two opaque hexadecimal colors, and set the linear angle. The angle is relevant only to the linear type; radial output uses a circular transition.

Select geometry and colors
Gradient type
CSS Gradient Generator native input panel with the actual Gradient type, First hex color, Second hex color settings used for this example.
Configure Gradient type, First hex color, Second hex color; select Generate CSS.

Generate the CSS preview

Run the generator and inspect the two-color transition in the browser preview. Compare the displayed endpoint colors with the ones intended for your component.

Generate the CSS preview
Gradient ready
CSS Gradient Generator actual result panel showing Gradient ready.
Submitted result: Gradient ready. First color: #AABBCC.

Copy the background declaration

Copy the generated background declaration into a CSS rule. Review it on the real element, including dimensions and text placement. The output does not supply extra stops, transparency, or component states.

Copy the background declaration
Output and export
CSS Gradient Generator actual output and export region and result note after submitting the pictured settings.
Review the actual CSS Gradient Generator output and visible Copy result controls. Read the result note.

When to use CSS Gradient Generator

The generated declaration is a starting point for a specific element in your own stylesheet.

Create a gradient section background

Try a two color transition for a heading area or section panel. Compare it at the actual width and height of the section after copying the CSS, because a transition on a wide banner can look different from the tool preview.

Create a gradient section background
Developer input and configuration represented by document cards.
Prepare the input. Concept illustration.

Generate a CSS button background

Generate a background for a button, then test the label over both ends of the transition. A color that works behind one word position may fail elsewhere. Keep hover, focus, and disabled styles in the component stylesheet rather than assuming this declaration supplies them.

Generate a CSS button background
A developer example flowing from input to reviewed output.
Inspect an example. Concept illustration.

Document a color direction

Share the CSS declaration with a mockup when discussing a visual treatment. The declaration records the two colors, gradient type, and any linear angle more clearly than a screenshot alone, but it does not describe spacing or other component styling.

Document a color direction
Developer output handed to the next stage of a workflow.
Use the result in your workflow. Concept illustration.

Read the generated CSS

Use the visual preview to compare the two color stops, then inspect the CSS declaration you will place in a stylesheet.

The output is a background declaration using either linear-gradient or radial-gradient. It can be pasted into a CSS rule, but it is not a complete selector or a complete theme definition.

The radial result uses a circle. The tool does not expose transparency, extra color stops, or detailed stop positions. Add those separately only if your design requires a different CSS expression.

Create a gradientReview the output
A developer result reviewed alongside its source.
Review the returned output. Concept illustration.

Check the gradient on a real element

Check the color values and gradient type before testing the declaration in its intended element.

Use valid opaque hexadecimal colors and confirm the selected gradient type. If the angle appears to have no effect, check whether radial is selected before treating the preview as incorrect.

Check text contrast at the colors actually behind the text, including intermediate regions. A contrast check for two solid colors alone cannot evaluate every position in a gradient or every state of the component.

Create a gradientCheck the source
Input format and assumptions reviewed for a developer task.
Check format and assumptions. Concept illustration.

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Generate a two-color CSS background

Choose two opaque colors and a gradient type, then use the preview to inspect their transition.

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CSS Gradient Generator: common questions

Answers about using CSS Gradient Generator and understanding its results.

Can I use a three-digit hex color?

Yes. Both #RGB and #RRGGBB inputs are accepted.

Is the result ready to paste?

Yes. Copy the background declaration into a CSS rule.

Does the angle change a radial gradient?

No. The radial output is circular; the angle applies only to the linear type.

Can I add more than two stops?

This form accepts two opaque colors. Edit the generated CSS separately if you need additional stops or positions.