CSS Gradient Generator

Design linear, radial, and conic CSS gradients with visual editor and copy-ready CSS code.

Tested tool guide Tested browser tools Checked August 16, 2026

What CSS Gradient Generator does and how it behaves

Start with the gradient geometry, then position colors until the preview matches the intended background or fill. CSS Gradient Generator supports linear, radial, and conic gradients and turns those visual choices into copy-ready CSS. Direction or angle controls shape the linear case, center and extent shape the radial case, and angular progression shapes the conic case. Color stops determine both the colors and where transitions occur. The common surprise is that the result is a CSS image, not a color, so it belongs in an image-capable property such as background-image rather than background-color.

How the result is produced

Choose the gradient geometry

Choose linear, radial, or conic according to how the color field should be organized. Linear gradients progress along an axis, radial gradients spread from a center, and conic gradients progress around a center. The visual editor lets you adjust the selected geometry and compare the result before copying the corresponding CSS.

Arrange the color stops

Each color stop pairs a color with a position in the gradient. Stop order and spacing control where transitions begin, end, and compress. The copied CSS contains a linear-gradient(), radial-gradient(), or conic-gradient() function with the ordered stop list, allowing a browser to reproduce the configured transition.

Good uses

Building a hero or section background that needs a controlled diagonal blend instead of a basic horizontal or vertical transition.
Creating a radial highlight, glow, or vignette whose colors spread outward from a chosen center.
Producing the base for a conic color wheel, angular progress indicator, or segmented circular decoration without using a bitmap image.

Limits and checks

Read the copied snippet before inserting it. A bare gradient function is a property value, while a line beginning with background or background-image is already a declaration. Nesting one form incorrectly inside the other produces invalid CSS.
Check the preview at the element's intended dimensions. Gradients are recalculated against the painted box, so changing its width, height, or aspect ratio can substantially alter radial proportions, diagonal coverage, and the apparent spacing of color regions.
Interpret angles using CSS conventions. For a linear gradient, 0deg points upward and 90deg points right. In a conic gradient, the reference direction is the top, with positive angular progression turning clockwise.

Common questions

Can I paste the generated gradient into background-color?

No. CSS gradients are images, so background-color cannot hold a linear-gradient(), radial-gradient(), or conic-gradient() value. Use background-image, or use the background shorthand when that suits the rest of the declaration. Keep a separate background-color if you want a fallback or a color beneath transparent parts of the gradient.

Can the generated CSS contain a sharp boundary instead of a smooth blend?

Yes. In CSS, place two neighboring color stops at the same position to switch colors without a blended interval. If the visual controls do not let the stops overlap precisely, copy the generated code and give the adjacent stops identical percentages. A very small gap is not equivalent because it still creates a narrow interpolation band.

References and verification

The behavioral notes were checked against the browser implementation. Standards and primary references below define the relevant format, formula, or platform behavior.