Brand gradient

Huawei gradient

The gradient Huawei's published colour tokens imply, derived by a pure function of the palette: primary → secondary in OKLab (OKLCH shorter hue when the hues are more than 140° apart; a tonal ramp when they are within ΔE 0.15), then a hero background with an ink that passes AA at the worst point along the line, a button surface with hover and active states, and the variant contact sheet. Same inputs, same gradients, forever — which is what makes them citable; the same values are served as --brand-gradient in the brand's brand.css.

#cf0a2c #c7000b

Open in the maker Huawei colors →Full brand page →electronics

Source: huawei.com
Extracted: 2 September 2026
Version: 4

Huawei

white text · worst 2.84:1 · fails

white 2.84 failsblack 1.89 failsbanding high

Hero and button

Hero background

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Chroma ×0.35 so it can carry text; ink white (inkFor at the midpoint). L shifted −0.14 until the ink passes AA at the worst point (4.63:1).

white 4.63 AAblack 1.22 failsbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #9c6764 0%, #6c3330 50%, #301213 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#9c6764] via-[#6c3330] to-[#301213]

Button / CTA

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ΔL 0.08 top→bottom in the primary's hue (a lit surface, not a rainbow); hover L +0.03, active L −0.03. L shifted −0.02 so white ink passes AA on the surface and both states (worst 4.55:1).

white 5.18 AAblack 3.08 AA largebanding high

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hover

active

label ink passes AA on all three

css

linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #d61a32 0%, #b9001a 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#d61a32] to-[#b9001a]

Variants

Tonal ramp

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white 2.84 failsblack 1.89 failsbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff6768 0%, #cf0a2c 50%, #7e000b 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#ff6768] via-[#cf0a2c] to-[#7e000b]

Analogous

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Partner hue from the analogous rule at the source colour's lightness.

white 5.61 AAblack 3.68 AA largebanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #cf0a2c 0%, #c5097a 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#cf0a2c] to-[#c5097a]

Complementary

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Partner hue from the complementary rule at the source colour's lightness. ΔH 180° > 140° — interpolating in oklch (shorter hue) keeps the midpoint saturated.

white 4.68 AAblack 3.73 AA largebanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #cf0a2c 0%, #087e86 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#cf0a2c] to-[#087e86]

Triadic

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Partner hue from the triadic rule at the source colour's lightness.

white 4.67 AAblack 3.72 AA largebanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #cf0a2c 0%, #088710 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#cf0a2c] to-[#088710]

Report — brand gradient

white ink: worst 2.84:1 at 0% (fails AA); black ink: worst 1.89:1 at 100% (fails AA) → use white text.
Neither ink passes AA at the worst point — treat as decorative or add a scrim (rgba(0,0,0,.35) typically lifts white ink past 4:1).
Banding high: ~9px bands at 1440px — add grain 18 (≈2% soft-light noise) or shorten the ramp.

Export

The custom properties below are byte-identical to the gradient block in brand.css; the DTCG token is what tokens.json carries.

css custom properties · brand.css

:root {
  /* Brand gradient (derived) */
  /* worst-case contrast: white 2.84:1, black 1.89:1 */
  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff6768 0%, #cf0a2c 50%, #7e000b 100%);
  /* hero — worst-case contrast: white 4.63:1 AA, black 1.22:1; ink passes AA at the worst point */
  --brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #9c6764 0%, #6c3330 50%, #301213 100%);
  --brand-gradient-hero-ink: #ffffff;
  /* button — worst-case contrast: white 5.18:1 AA, black 3.08:1 AA-large */
  --brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #d61a32 0%, #b9001a 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #e12b3b 0%, #c40023 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #cb0029 0%, #aa0016 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-ink: #ffffff;
}

svg · brand gradient

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1440" height="600" viewBox="0 0 1440 600"><defs><linearGradient id="bs-gradient" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x1="210" y1="-210" x2="1230" y2="810"><stop offset="0%" stop-color="#ff6768"/><stop offset="3.57%" stop-color="#fc6264"/><stop offset="7.14%" stop-color="#f85d60"/><stop offset="10.71%" stop-color="#f5585b"/><stop offset="14.29%" stop-color="#f15357"/><stop offset="17.86%" stop-color="#ee4e53"/><stop offset="21.43%" stop-color="#eb494f"/><stop offset="25%" stop-color="#e7434a"/><stop offset="28.57%" stop-color="#e43d46"/><stop offset="32.14%" stop-color="#e03742"/><stop offset="35.71%" stop-color="#dd313e"/><stop offset="39.29%" stop-color="#d92a39"/><stop offset="42.86%" stop-color="#d62235"/><stop offset="46.43%" stop-color="#d21831"/><stop offset="50%" stop-color="#cf0a2c"/><stop offset="53.57%" stop-color="#c90929"/><stop offset="57.14%" stop-color="#c30827"/><stop offset="60.71%" stop-color="#bd0724"/><stop offset="64.29%" stop-color="#b70622"/><stop offset="67.86%" stop-color="#b1051f"/><stop offset="71.43%" stop-color="#ab041d"/><stop offset="75%" stop-color="#a6041b"/><stop offset="78.57%" stop-color="#a00318"/><stop offset="82.14%" stop-color="#9a0216"/><stop offset="85.71%" stop-color="#940214"/><stop offset="89.29%" stop-color="#8f0112"/><stop offset="92.86%" stop-color="#89010f"/><stop offset="96.43%" stop-color="#84000d"/><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#7e000b"/></linearGradient></defs><rect width="1440" height="600" fill="url(#bs-gradient)"/></svg>

dtcg · tokens.json

{
  "gradient": {
    "brand": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              1,
              0.404,
              0.408
            ],
            "hex": "#ff6768"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.812,
              0.039,
              0.173
            ],
            "hex": "#cf0a2c"
          },
          "position": 0.5
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.494,
              0,
              0.043
            ],
            "hex": "#7e000b"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff6768 0%, #cf0a2c 50%, #7e000b 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "brand",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 2.841,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 1.892,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "The canonical brand gradient (--brand-gradient)."
    },
    "hero": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.612,
              0.404,
              0.392
            ],
            "hex": "#9c6764"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.424,
              0.2,
              0.188
            ],
            "hex": "#6c3330"
          },
          "position": 0.5
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.188,
              0.071,
              0.075
            ],
            "hex": "#301213"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #9c6764 0%, #6c3330 50%, #301213 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "hero",
          "ink": "#ffffff",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 4.628,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 1.222,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Low-chroma hero background with a text-safe ink (--brand-gradient-hero)."
    },
    "button": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.839,
              0.102,
              0.196
            ],
            "hex": "#d61a32"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.725,
              0,
              0.102
            ],
            "hex": "#b9001a"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #d61a32 0%, #b9001a 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 180,
          "name": "button",
          "ink": "#ffffff",
          "states": {
            "hover": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #e12b3b 0%, #c40023 100%)",
            "active": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #cb0029 0%, #aa0016 100%)"
          },
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 5.181,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 3.078,
              "at": 0.9841,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Button / CTA surface with hover and active states (--brand-gradient-button)."
    }
  }
}

Colours

#cf0a2c #c7000b

mcpConnect your agent — Huawei's gradients on demand

live endpoint

Point any MCP client at the shared gradients endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — make_gradient returns CSS with the interpolation space, Tailwind v4, SVG, a PNG URL, a DTCG token and the contrast report in one call; brand_gradients derives the whole contact sheet from a brand or a palette. Read-only, no key. Every gradient is a /gradients/new/… link: open it, refine, paste it back.

endpointhttps://mcp.brandsweets.com/gradients/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-gradients https://mcp.brandsweets.com/gradients/mcp

try this prompt

›brand_gradients for huawei-com — give me the hero CSS and the ink that passes AA, then a version in oklch

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Huawei and its marks belong to their owner. This page uses the name nominatively to describe gradients derived from the brand's published colour values; it does not reproduce logos or other brand assets, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by Huawei. Owner of this brand? Request a correction or removal → Machine-readable: gradients.md