# Slick Carbon gradient

Slick Carbon is a neutral gradient from WebGradients (MIT), rendered in OKLab.

### Slick Carbon

- Slug: `slick-carbon` · Page: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/slick-carbon
- Stops: #323232 @0%, #3f3f3f @40%, #1c1c1c @100% · angle 180° · source webgradients
- Families: neutral · Moods: dark, neutral
- CSS: `linear-gradient(180deg in oklab, #323232 0%, #3f3f3f 40%, #1c1c1c 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-b/oklab from-[#323232] via-[#3f3f3f] via-40% to-[#1c1c1c]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 10.53:1 AA · black 1.23:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.323232_0-3f3f3f_40-1c1c1c_100?a=180
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/323232, https://brandsweets.com/colors/3f3f3f, https://brandsweets.com/colors/1c1c1c

## The same stops in other spaces

- sRGB (the source's own look): `linear-gradient(180deg in srgb, #323232 0%, #3f3f3f 40%, #1c1c1c 100%)`
- OKLCH shorter hue: `linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #323232 0%, #3f3f3f 40%, #1c1c1c 100%)`

Family pages: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/neutral

## 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.