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CSS Gradient Generator

Design linear, radial, and conic gradients visually, fine-tune every color stop, and copy production-ready CSS instantly.

Color Stops

Preset Gradients

CSS Output

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Free CSS Gradient Generator — Linear, Radial & Conic Gradients

Our free CSS gradient generator lets you build linear-gradient(), radial-gradient(), and conic-gradient() backgrounds visually — drag color stops into place, pick an angle or center point, and copy clean, production-ready CSS with no vendor prefixes needed for modern browsers.

Understanding CSS Gradient Types

  • Linear Gradients: Colors transition along a straight line at a chosen angle (in degrees). The most common gradient type for buttons, hero backgrounds, and overlays.
  • Radial Gradients: Colors radiate outward from a center point in a circle or ellipse shape — useful for spotlight effects, badges, and soft glows.
  • Conic Gradients: Colors sweep around a center point like a color wheel, starting from a chosen angle. Great for pie-chart-style visuals, loaders, and color pickers.

How to Use the Gradient Generator

  1. Choose a gradient type — linear, radial, or conic — from the dropdown.
  2. Set the direction — an angle for linear/conic gradients, or a shape and position for radial ones.
  3. Add and adjust color stops — each stop has a color and a position percentage. Add as many as you like for multi-color gradients.
  4. Copy the CSS from the output panel and paste it straight into your stylesheet as a background or background-image value.

Tips for Better-Looking Gradients

Gradients between colors that are close in hue but different in lightness (like a light blue to deep navy) tend to look more polished than gradients between unrelated hues. For UI backgrounds, keep the contrast between stops subtle; for hero banners and marketing pages, bolder multi-stop gradients work well. Use the Randomize button to quickly explore combinations, and the Preset Gradients gallery for tried-and-tested starting points.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Do I need vendor prefixes for these gradients?

No. linear-gradient(), radial-gradient(), and conic-gradient() are supported unprefixed in all modern evergreen browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).

2. How many color stops can I add?

As many as you need. CSS gradients support any number of color stops — add more with the "+ Add Stop" button to build smooth multi-color transitions.

3. Can I use this output as a background-image and add a fallback color?

Yes. The generated value works equally well as background or background-image. For a fallback in very old browsers, set a plain background-color first, then the gradient — the gradient simply overrides it in browsers that support it.

4. Is this tool free to use?

Yes, completely free with no signup, and everything renders live in your browser as you design.