CSS Gradient Generator

What is CSS Gradient Generator?

A CSS gradient generator lets you visually design linear, radial, and conic gradients and generates the CSS background or background-image property value you need to apply them in your stylesheet. CSS gradients are generated images that produce smooth transitions between two or more colors without requiring any image files, reducing HTTP requests and allowing perfectly scalable, resolution-independent backgrounds. They are fundamental to modern web design: gradient backgrounds add depth and visual interest to hero sections and cards, text gradients create vivid typographic effects, subtle gradients separate page sections, and colorful gradients characterize contemporary brand identities. The CSS Gradient Generator provides an interactive gradient bar where you can add, remove, and position color stops by dragging, a color picker for each stop with full RGBA and HSL support, gradient type selection (linear, radial, conic), angle and shape controls, and a live preview that updates in real time as you design.

How to Use CSS Gradient Generator

1. Select the gradient type: Linear, Radial, or Conic from the selector.
2. Click on the gradient bar to add color stops, and drag them to adjust their positions.
3. Click each color stop to change its color using the color picker — adjust hue, saturation, lightness, and opacity.
4. For linear gradients, adjust the angle using the dial or enter a degree value directly.
5. For radial gradients, choose the shape (circle or ellipse) and position.
6. Click Copy CSS to copy the complete background or background-image property to your clipboard.

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