CSS Gradient Generator

Two types: linear gradients (directional, with adjustable angle 0-360 degrees) and radial gradients (circular, emanating from the center outward). Toggle between them with the Linear/Radial buttons.

Absolutely. The generated CSS uses standard background: linear-gradient(...) or background: radial-gradient(...) syntax that works in all modern browsers. Click "Copy CSS" and paste directly into your stylesheet.

CSS gradients are rendered by the browser's graphics engine and are generally very performant. They don't require image downloads. However, complex gradients with many color stops on large elements can impact rendering performance on low-end devices.

CSS gradients themselves cannot be directly animated with transitions or keyframes. However, you can animate gradient positions by using larger gradient sizes with background-position animation, or animate individual color stop custom properties (CSS variables) which are animatable.

CSS gradients have been supported in all modern browsers since 2012 (Chrome 26+, Firefox 16+, Safari 6.1+, Edge 12+). For very old browser support, provide a solid background-color fallback. The gradient syntax used by this tool is the modern unprefixed version.

This tool supports two-color gradients for simplicity. For multi-stop gradients, you can use the generated CSS as a starting point and manually add additional color stops in the format: color1 0%, color2 50%, color3 100%.