CSS Gradient Generator

Build linear and radial CSS gradients visually with multiple color stops

What is it and how does it work?

A gradient generator lets you build CSS gradients visually — picking colours, positioning stops and choosing direction — then gives you the exact CSS to paste into your stylesheet. A gradient is a smooth blend between two or more colours, and CSS produces it without any image, so it stays crisp at any size and adds no download weight. The two main types are linear, which blends along a straight line at an angle you choose, and radial, which blends outward from a centre point in a circle or ellipse.

Writing gradient CSS by hand is fiddly because the syntax packs direction, several colour stops and their positions into one line, and a small mistake produces a hard edge or the wrong angle. Building it visually and reading off the generated code removes that friction: you see the result as you adjust each colour stop, then copy a value you know works. This tool generates standards-based CSS in your browser, ready for backgrounds, buttons, overlays and headers.

Common use cases

• Designing a hero background: build a multi-stop linear gradient for a page header and copy the CSS straight into your stylesheet.
• Styling buttons or cards: create a subtle two-colour gradient to give a flat element depth.
• Making an image overlay: generate a gradient that fades to transparent so text stays readable over a photo.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a linear and radial gradient?

A linear gradient blends colours along a straight line in a direction or angle you set, good for backgrounds and bars. A radial gradient blends outward from a centre point in a circle or ellipse, useful for spotlights, glows and rounded highlights.

What are colour stops?

Colour stops are the points along the gradient where a specific colour sits, with a position (like 0%, 50%, 100%). Adding more stops creates multi-colour blends, and moving a stop's position controls where one colour gives way to the next.

Do CSS gradients work everywhere?

Yes, linear and radial gradients are widely supported across modern browsers, and because they are pure CSS there is no image to load. For very old browsers a solid background colour is a safe fallback behind the gradient.

How do I make a gradient fade to transparent?

Use a colour with an alpha value (such as an rgba or 8-digit hex ending in 00) as one stop. Fading from a solid colour to its fully transparent version is the standard way to create readable overlays on top of images.

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