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CSS Gradient Maker

Build a three-color linear gradient, place each stop precisely, set the direction, and copy CSS that is ready to drop into a stylesheet.

Three stops, fully controlled.The original Colorrow gradient uses three colors. Phase 9 keeps that model and makes the previously implicit stop positions editable instead of adding unfinished extra-stop or drag behavior.

Live preview

See the complete transition

90° · right 0% · 50% · 100%
Production CSS

Includes a solid fallback plus the generated gradient.

background-color: #FF006E;
background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #FF006E 0%, #8338EC 50%, #3A86FF 100%);
How it works

Direction, stops, and interpolation

A CSS linear gradient draws a color transition along a line. The angle controls that line, while each stop tells the browser where a specific color should be fully present. Between those stops, the browser continuously interpolates the colors to create the transition.

Gradient direction

Use the angle to align the gradient with the composition. In CSS, 0° points upward, 90° points right, 180° points down, and 270° points left.

Stop positioning

Move a stop toward another stop to compress that part of the transition. Spread stops apart to give a color more room. Colorrow keeps the three positions in order so they do not accidentally cross.

Interpolation basics

The standard linear-gradient() function blends continuously between the listed colors. Closely spaced stops create a faster transition; widely spaced stops create a slower one.

Practical examples

Use gradients with a job to do

  • Hero backgrounds: keep the calmest area behind text and test contrast across the actual gradient, not just one endpoint.
  • Buttons and accents: use restrained stop movement so the control still reads as one surface rather than several bands.
  • Data or progress treatments: align direction with the reading direction and avoid implying a quantitative scale unless the colors really encode one.
  • Brand transitions: use the middle stop to protect an important brand hue instead of accepting whatever midpoint the browser would otherwise produce.
Common mistakes

What makes a gradient feel rough

  • Choosing endpoints that look good separately but create an unwanted muddy middle.
  • Clustering stops so tightly that the transition looks like a hard stripe.
  • Using a visually strong gradient behind small text without checking contrast at multiple points.
  • Copying only a screenshot or design value instead of production CSS with explicit stops and direction.
Continue the workflow

Related color tools and guides

Build the source colors, test readability, and preview the palette in context before committing the gradient to a production interface.

Palette GeneratorCreate and refine the colors that feed your gradient. Contrast CheckerCheck text pairs, then verify gradient-backed text across multiple points. Palette VisualizerPreview related colors as interface roles before combining them. Image Color PickerExtract source colors from a photograph or visual reference. Warm vs. cool colors in UIUnderstand how temperature changes the feeling of a transition. Color palettes for presentationsUse transitions and accents without sacrificing clarity.