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Siren to Hairy Heath Gradient

CSS

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #69293b 0%, #633528 100%);

From Siren (#69293B) to Hairy Heath (#633528). The two hues are 30° apart on the color wheel, close enough that the blend stays clean without a muddy middle.

Colors along the gradient

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Siren#69293B105, 41, 59343°, 44%, 29%0, 61, 44, 59
25% (near Siren)#682C36104, 44, 54350°, 41%, 29%0, 58, 48, 59
50% (near Arcane Red)#662F32102, 47, 50357°, 37%, 29%0, 54, 51, 60
75% (near Arcane Red)#65322D101, 50, 455°, 38%, 29%0, 50, 55, 60
Hairy Heath#63352899, 53, 4013°, 42%, 27%0, 46, 60, 61

Halfway along, the gradient is #662F32, closest to the named color Arcane Red. 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 1.05:1, 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.

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Questions

What are the HEX codes of the Siren to Hairy Heath gradient?

It starts at #69293B (Siren) and ends at #633528 (Hairy Heath), with #662F32 in the middle.

How do I reverse the gradient?

Swap the two colors or change the angle from 90deg to 270deg: linear-gradient(270deg, #69293b, #633528) runs from Hairy Heath on the left to Siren on the right.