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What the CSS Gradient Generator does
CSS Gradient Generator: generates CSS from From colour, To colour and Angle (deg).
The CSS Gradient Generator takes From colour, To colour, Angle (deg) and Type and returns CSS. Results refresh instantly, so trying variations costs nothing but a moment.
Contrast failures are the most common accessibility problem on the web, and the easiest to fix. That is usually what brings anyone checking a colour for legibility here.
This runs client-side, which means we never receive what you enter and could not retrieve it if asked.
Further down the page: what each field expects, how the result is derived, and one example worked from the defaults.
What do the CSS Gradient Generator fields mean?
The CSS Gradient Generator uses 4 inputs. Every field is populated on load; treat those numbers as a template rather than a suggestion.
| Field | What to enter | Default |
|---|---|---|
| From colour | optional | #2563eb |
| To colour | optional | #7c3aed |
| Angle (deg) | accepts 0 to 360 | 90 |
| Type | choose from Linear or Radial | Linear |
How does the CSS Gradient Generator work?
Each output is derived from the inputs above in a single pass; there is no hidden state carried between runs, so the same inputs always give the same generated output.
Values are checked first: an out-of-range or non-numeric entry names the offending field instead of returning nonsense.
What a typical run looks like
You provide: From colour, To colour, Angle (deg) and Type
What happens: the file is read into memory by your browser, processed locally, and offered back as a download. It is never uploaded.
You get back: the result as a file you can save, with a one-line summary beside it.
Nothing queues behind a server, so the wait is your device working, and the size limit is set by memory rather than by an upload cap.
Read next: Colour Contrast and WCAG: The Ratio, the Thresholds, What They Miss
How to use it
- Put From colour.
- Key in To colour.
- Fill in Angle (deg) (0 to 360).
- Pick a value for Type: the options are Linear or Radial.
- The output refreshes live, so you can stop as soon as the number looks right.
- The results panel then shows CSS.
- Share the link rather than a screenshot. It carries the values with it.
What this tool does not do
- Conversions between colour spaces with different gamuts are approximate at the edges.
- Colours render differently across displays; the values are exact but the appearance is not guaranteed.
- Defaults are illustrative starting points, not recommendations.
- Check that each figure is in the unit the label asks for; that is the most common source of a wrong result.
Frequently asked questions
You need From colour, To colour, Angle (deg) and Type. Each field is pre-filled with a sensible default, which means a single edit is enough to get a meaningful answer.
Angle (deg) accepts 0 to 360. Values outside that range are rejected with a message naming the field, rather than producing something that looks valid but is not.
Nothing is logged. The tool is client-side code; your data stays where you entered it.
It is free to use, with no premium tier holding back the useful parts.
The generated output is exact for the method described above. Where a value is rounded for display, the underlying figure keeps full precision.