Gradient Generator

This gradient generator creates downloadable gradient images — not just CSS code. Use it to create desktop wallpapers, mobile backgrounds, social media cover images, website hero sections, and product mockup backgrounds. Choose from four gradient types, customize color stops, and download at professional resolutions.

Step 1: Choose a Preset or Start Custom

Click one of the six presets for instant results: "Sunset" creates warm orange-to-purple tones, "Ocean" uses deep blue-to-teal, "Aurora" mimics the northern lights with green, purple, and blue, "Forest" uses organic green tones, "Neon City" creates a dark cyberpunk look, and "Pastel Dream" uses soft muted tones. Each preset sets the gradient type, colors, and angle. You can then customize from there.

Step 2: Select Gradient Type

Choose from four gradient types. Linear transitions colors in a straight line at your chosen angle — the most common type for backgrounds and banners. Radial expands colors outward from a center point, creating a spotlight effect. Conic rotates colors around a center point like a clock face, producing color wheel effects. Mesh uses four corner colors with bilinear interpolation to create smooth, irregular color flows — the technique behind the popular mesh gradient trend in UI design.

Step 3: Customize Color Stops

For linear, radial, and conic gradients, you can add up to five color stops. Each stop has a color picker and a position slider showing where that color appears in the gradient (0% = start, 100% = end). Add stops with the "+ Add Stop" button to create multi-color gradients. Remove stops with the × button. The preview canvas updates live as you adjust any stop or position.

Step 4: Set the Output Size

Select from five size presets: Desktop Wallpaper (1920x1080), Mobile Wallpaper (1080x1920), Social Media (1200x630), Square (1080x1080), or Custom dimensions. The canvas renders at full resolution — what you see in the preview is exactly what you get in the downloaded file. For desktop wallpapers, the 1920x1080 preset covers most monitor resolutions.

Step 5: Download Your Gradient

Click "Download PNG" for a raster image file at your selected resolution — ideal for use as backgrounds, wallpapers, and social media assets. Click "Download SVG" for a vector file that scales to any size without loss of quality — perfect for web use and design tool workflows. The CSS code box provides the equivalent CSS gradient property as a bonus for developers who want to recreate the gradient in code.