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Background Generator

Generate CSS backgrounds — solid colors, gradients, and image URLs with full shorthand output.

Background Type

Color

Background Color

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Generated CSS

.element {
  background: #6366f1;
}

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What is this

What is the CSS Background Generator?

Generate CSS background properties: solid colours, gradients, patterns, and layered combinations. Export the complete background shorthand.

Everything runs locally in your browser. Adjust the controls above, preview instantly, and copy clean, production-ready CSS — no account, no upload.

How to use

Using the CSS Background Generator

Everything lives in the panel at the top of this page. There is nothing to install — it all runs right here in your browser.

Choose background type

Pick solid colour, linear gradient, radial gradient, pattern, or image URL. Add multiple layers with the plus button.

Configure each layer

Set colours, sizes, positions, and repeat settings for each layer. Drag to reorder layers.

Copy the CSS

Click Copy to get the complete background shorthand or the individual background sub-properties.

The output

What the generated code looks like

Clean, production-ready CSS — no vendor bloat, no unnecessary declarations.

styles.css

/* Layered backgrounds */
.section {
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0.4), rgba(0,0,0,0.4)),
    url('/hero.jpg') center / cover no-repeat;
}

/* Gradient over pattern */
.hero {
  background-color: #0f172a;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at top, #1e1b4b 0%, transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(#334155 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: auto, 24px 24px;
}

Multiple background layers are comma-separated. The first value renders on top. The background-color is always the lowest layer.

Pro tips

Pro tips for better results

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Layer a gradient over an image for text legibility

linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0.5), rgba(0,0,0,0.5)) as the first background layer adds a semi-transparent overlay that improves contrast for white text on top of any background image.

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background-size: cover vs contain

cover scales the image to fill the container, potentially cropping. contain scales to fit within the container, potentially leaving empty space. Use cover for hero images, contain for logos and icons.

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background-attachment: fixed creates a parallax effect

The background stays fixed relative to the viewport as the page scrolls, creating a parallax feel. Note: this is disabled on most mobile browsers for performance reasons.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Separate each background declaration with a comma. The first value renders on top: background: url(top.png), url(bottom.png). Each layer can have its own size, position, and repeat settings.

No. Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.