# Maroon to Teal gradient

Maroon (#800000) to Teal (#008080), interpolated perceptually. The engine's pick for this pair is oklch.

- Page: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/maroon-to-teal
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/maroon, https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- Reverse: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/teal-to-maroon

## OKLab

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #800000 0%, #008080 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#800000] to-[#008080]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.77:1 AA · black 1.92:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.800000-008080?a=135

## OKLCH (shorter hue)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #800000 0%, #008080 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#800000] to-[#008080]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.77:1 AA · black 1.92:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.800000-008080?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Eased (soft)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #800000 0%, #800500 8.28%, #811200 16.03%, #7b2800 23.35%, #743800 30.32%, #6e4400 37.03%, #675100 43.56%, #5b5d00 50%, #476914 56.44%, #307239 62.97%, #167853 69.68%, #007c67 76.65%, #007e75 83.97%, #00807d 91.72%, #008080 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[linear-gradient(135deg_in_oklch_shorter_hue,#800000_0%,#800500_8.28%,#811200_16.03%,#7b2800_23.35%,#743800_30.32%,#6e4400_37.03%,#675100_43.56%,#5b5d00_50%,#476914_56.44%,#307239_62.97%,#167853_69.68%,#007c67_76.65%,#007e75_83.97%,#00807d_91.72%,#008080_100%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.77:1 AA · black 1.92:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.800000-008080?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter&e=soft&n=15

## Mesh

- CSS: `radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 75.38% 4.94%, oklch(from #800000 l c h / 0.8721) 0%, rgb(from #800000 r g b / 0) 57.79%), radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 49.51% 89.55%, oklch(from #008080 l c h / 0.8369) 0%, rgb(from #008080 r g b / 0) 50.9%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_75.38%_4.94%,oklch(from_#800000_l_c_h_/_0.8721)_0%,rgb(from_#800000_r_g_b_/_0)_57.79%),radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_49.51%_89.55%,oklch(from_#008080_l_c_h_/_0.8369)_0%,rgb(from_#008080_r_g_b_/_0)_50.9%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 6.60:1 AA · black 2.39:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.800000-008080?k=mesh&seed=maroon-to-teal

## Gradient maker

Every maker URL is the gradient's state: `/gradients/new/v1.<hex>-<hex>[_pos]?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter&e=soft&g=8`. Hand one to a human, let them refine, and read the link they return.

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets gradients endpoint for the same engine and corpus:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/gradients/mcp
- Tools: `make_gradient` (2–5 colours → CSS with the interpolation space, Tailwind v4, SVG, PNG URL, DTCG token + the contrast/banding/gamut report), `brand_gradients` (brand slug or palette → brand gradient, hero, button, variants).
- Resource: `gradients://corpus` — the whole bundled corpus as JSON.