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Blackberry to English Breakfast Gradient

CSS

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #43182f 0%, #441111 100%);

From Blackberry (#43182F) to English Breakfast (#441111). The two hues are 32° apart on the color wheel, close enough that the blend stays clean without a muddy middle.

Colors along the gradient

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Blackberry#43182F67, 24, 47328°, 47%, 18%0, 64, 30, 74
25% (near Black-Hearted)#43162867, 22, 40336°, 51%, 17%0, 67, 40, 74
50% (near What We Do in the Shadows)#44152068, 21, 32346°, 53%, 17%0, 69, 53, 73
75% (near English Breakfast)#44131968, 19, 25353°, 56%, 17%0, 72, 63, 73
English Breakfast#44111168, 17, 170°, 60%, 17%0, 75, 75, 73

Halfway along, the gradient is #441520, closest to the named color What We Do in the Shadows. The stops are mixed in RGB, the way browsers draw a linear gradient by default.

Text on this gradient

White text reads best on both ends, so one text color works across the whole gradient. The two end colors have a contrast ratio of 1.06:1, so the change is gentle.

Other ways to use it

Gradients like this work well for page headers, buttons, cards and slide backgrounds. Keep body text on a solid color for the best readability.

Questions

What are the HEX codes of the Blackberry to English Breakfast gradient?

It starts at #43182F (Blackberry) and ends at #441111 (English Breakfast), with #441520 in the middle.

How do I reverse the gradient?

Swap the two colors or change the angle from 90deg to 270deg: linear-gradient(270deg, #43182f, #441111) runs from English Breakfast on the left to Blackberry on the right.