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Minecraft RGB Gradient Generator

Type your text, pick your colors, and copy ready-to-paste gradient color codes for Minecraft chat, signs, MOTDs and plugins. The full color code reference is below.

10 characters
Gradient colors
Start color
End color
10 color steps generated automatically, one per character.
Output format
Modern format for Paper / Spigot 1.16+. One gradient tag, smooth hex colors.
Effects (combine any)
Live preview
Astroworld
MiniMessage output
<gradient:#FF5555:#FFAA00>Astroworld</gradient>
Input: 10 chars → Output: 47 chars

Minecraft Color Code Reference

The 16 classic color codes and 6 formatting codes. Click any code to copy it to your clipboard.

§0
Black
#000000
§1
Dark Blue
#0000AA
§2
Dark Green
#00AA00
§3
Dark Aqua
#00AAAA
§4
Dark Red
#AA0000
§5
Dark Purple
#AA00AA
§6
Gold
#FFAA00
§7
Gray
#AAAAAA
§8
Dark Gray
#555555
§9
Blue
#5555FF
§a
Green
#55FF55
§b
Aqua
#55FFFF
§c
Red
#FF5555
§d
Light Purple
#FF55FF
§e
Yellow
#FFFF55
§f
White
#FFFFFF

Formatting Codes

§k
Obfuscated
§l
Bold
§m
Strikethrough
§n
Underline
§o
Italic
§r
Reset

How Minecraft Gradient Text Works

Modern Minecraft servers support full RGB hex colors through plugins like EssentialsX, CMI, TAB and LuckPerms, plus the MiniMessage format used by Paper. Instead of the 16 classic color codes, hex colors unlock over 16 million shades, which makes smooth gradients possible across any line of text.

This generator interpolates between your chosen start, optional middle, and end colors in RGB space, assigning one color to every character. MiniMessage is the primary output and keeps the gradient as a single tag. The Legacy & and section-sign formats map each character to the nearest classic color for older setups, while the CMI and EssentialsX formats emit per-character hex codes.

Longer text produces smoother transitions because more characters are available for intermediate colors. Use the live preview to check contrast before pasting your code in-game, then scroll down to the color code reference for the full list of classic codes.