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Secret Passage to Wasabi Nori Gradient

CSS

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #372a05 0%, #333300 100%);

From Secret Passage (#372A05) to Wasabi Nori (#333300). The two hues are 16° apart on the color wheel, close enough that the blend stays clean without a muddy middle.

Colors along the gradient

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Secret Passage#372A0555, 42, 544°, 83%, 12%0, 24, 91, 78
25% (near Secret Passage)#362C0454, 44, 448°, 86%, 11%0, 19, 93, 79
50% (near Wasabi Nori)#352F0353, 47, 353°, 89%, 11%0, 11, 94, 79
75% (near Wasabi Nori)#34310152, 49, 156°, 96%, 10%0, 6, 98, 80
Wasabi Nori#33330051, 51, 060°, 100%, 10%0, 0, 100, 80

Halfway along, the gradient is #352F03, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. 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 1.08:1, 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 Secret Passage to Wasabi Nori gradient?

It starts at #372A05 (Secret Passage) and ends at #333300 (Wasabi Nori), with #352F03 in the middle.

How do I reverse the gradient?

Swap the two colors or change the angle from 90deg to 270deg: linear-gradient(270deg, #372a05, #333300) runs from Wasabi Nori on the left to Secret Passage on the right.