CSS Filter Generator
Adjust sliders for blur, brightness, contrast, grayscale, and more to build CSS filter effects with a live preview. Free online CSS filter generator.
Blur: 0px
Brightness: 100%
Contrast: 100%
Grayscale: 0%
Hue Rotate: 0deg
Invert: 0%
Saturate: 100%
Sepia: 0%
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Free CSS Filter Generator
Adjust sliders for blur, brightness, contrast, grayscale, hue-rotate, invert, saturate, and sepia to build a CSS filter value visually, with a live preview on a sample image.
How to Use It
Drag any slider and watch the preview image update instantly. All eight filter functions combine into one filter declaration — copy it and apply it to any element.
Example
Setting grayscale to 100% and contrast to 120% produces a classic black-and-white, slightly punchier photo effect using pure CSS — no image editing software required.
Common Use Cases
- Creating a grayscale hover effect for a gallery of images.
- Building a dark-mode-friendly "dimmed" image treatment with brightness/contrast.
- Prototyping a duotone or sepia photo filter before implementing it in CSS.
FAQs
Do these filters affect page performance?
CSS filters are GPU-accelerated in most browsers, but applying heavy blur to large images or many elements can still impact rendering performance — test on the actual target devices.
Can I apply a filter to text or the whole page?
Yes — filter works on any element, not just images, including text, videos, and entire containers.
Is my image uploaded anywhere?
This tool uses a built-in sample illustration for the live preview — the CSS itself is just generated client-side and nothing is uploaded to a server.