# Teal to Crimson gradient

Teal (#008080) to Crimson (#dc143c), interpolated perceptually. The engine's pick for this pair is oklch.

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

## OKLab

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #008080 0%, #dc143c 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#008080] to-[#dc143c]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.75:1 AA · black 4.19:1 AA-large · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.008080-dc143c?a=135

## OKLCH (shorter hue)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #008080 0%, #dc143c 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#008080] to-[#dc143c]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.54:1 AA · black 4.20:1 AA-large · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.008080-dc143c?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Eased (soft)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #008080 0%, #00817e 8.28%, #008278 16.03%, #00846c 23.35%, #148659 30.32%, #3b853c 37.03%, #5e8100 43.56%, #7d7800 50%, #946e00 56.44%, #a86300 62.97%, #bb5400 69.68%, #d23700 76.65%, #d92517 83.97%, #db1934 91.72%, #dc143c 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[linear-gradient(135deg_in_oklch_shorter_hue,#008080_0%,#00817e_8.28%,#008278_16.03%,#00846c_23.35%,#148659_30.32%,#3b853c_37.03%,#5e8100_43.56%,#7d7800_50%,#946e00_56.44%,#a86300_62.97%,#bb5400_69.68%,#d23700_76.65%,#d92517_83.97%,#db1934_91.72%,#dc143c_100%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.54:1 AA · black 4.19:1 AA-large · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.008080-dc143c?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter&e=soft&n=15

## Mesh

- CSS: `radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 86.36% 10.38%, oklch(from #dc143c l c h / 0.7016) 0%, rgb(from #dc143c r g b / 0) 59.89%), radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 89.98% 56.41%, oklch(from #008080 l c h / 0.7097) 0%, rgb(from #008080 r g b / 0) 48.18%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_86.36%_10.38%,oklch(from_#dc143c_l_c_h_/_0.7016)_0%,rgb(from_#dc143c_r_g_b_/_0)_59.89%),radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_89.98%_56.41%,oklch(from_#008080_l_c_h_/_0.7097)_0%,rgb(from_#008080_r_g_b_/_0)_48.18%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.85:1 AA · black 3.61:1 AA-large · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.008080-dc143c?k=mesh&seed=teal-to-crimson

## 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.