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

#6A8180

#5E7271

#526363

#465454

#3A4645

#2E3736

#222828

#161919

CSS variables

:root {
  --shade-1: #6A8180;
  --shade-2: #5E7271;
  --shade-3: #526363;
  --shade-4: #465454;
  --shade-5: #3A4645;
  --shade-6: #2E3736;
  --shade-7: #222828;
  --shade-8: #161919;
}

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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