Tool

Scales

Tints, shades, and gradients from any color. Every step is a real value you can copy or export.

8 steps

Use as palette

#686577

#5C5A69

#514E5C

#45434E

#393841

#2D2C33

#222125

#161518

CSS variables

:root {
  --shade-1: #686577;
  --shade-2: #5C5A69;
  --shade-3: #514E5C;
  --shade-4: #45434E;
  --shade-5: #393841;
  --shade-6: #2D2C33;
  --shade-7: #222125;
  --shade-8: #161518;
}

How it works

Tints step from your color toward white, shades step toward black, and a gradient interpolates between two colors. Steps are evenly spaced so the scale reads cleanly in a UI.

Tip: the Colorway extension can send any color you pick on a page straight into this tool.

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