Hero Background

A full-bleed hero section on a live gradient that fades into the page.

Your headline

The gradient fades into the page.

hero-background-demo.tsx

import { HeroBackground } from "@/components/hero-background";

export function HeroBackgroundDemo() {
  return (
    <HeroBackground className="min-h-[400px]">
      <h1 className="text-4xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-white">
        Your headline
      </h1>
      <p className="mt-3 text-white/75">The gradient fades into the page.</p>
    </HeroBackground>
  );
}

Installation

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://gradients.sh/r/hero-background.json

Usage

import { HeroBackground } from "@/components/hero-background";

<HeroBackground>
  <h1 className="text-5xl font-semibold text-white">Your headline</h1>
</HeroBackground>;

The bottom edge fades into var(--background). Set fade={false} for a hard edge.

Props

Prop	Type	Default
`children` Hero content, centred on top of the gradient.	`ReactNode`	`—`
`kind` Which gradient fills the component: one of the six free kinds, or any kind registered with the engine.	`GradientKind`	`"mesh"`
`fade` Fade the bottom edge into var(--background).	`boolean`	`true`
`colors` Two to six colours: hex, oklch(), names or var(--token).	`[string, string, ...string[]]`	`["#ecdcf2", "#8796ee", "#2e45b7", "#0e1645"]`
`background` Base colour under the gradient.	`string`	`"#0a0d24"`
`speed` 0 to 2. How fast the gradient moves. 0 holds it still.	`number`	`0.6`
`loopSeconds` 4 to 30. The animation repeats exactly every loopSeconds.	`number`	`14`
`scale` 0.25 to 4. Noise frequency: higher means smaller shapes.	`number`	`1`
`warp` 0 to 1. Domain-warp strength.	`number`	`0.4`
`grain` 0 to 1. Film grain.	`number`	`0.1`
`blur` 0 to 1. Softness.	`number`	`0.45`
`seed` Integer seed for the noise field.	`number`	`42`
`dither` Ordered 4×4 Bayer dither.	`{ enabled?: boolean; cell?: number; levels?: number }`	`{ enabled: false, cell: 3, levels: 8 }`
`interaction` 0 to 1 influence of the pointer and of scroll velocity.	`{ pointer?: number; scroll?: number }`	`{ pointer: 0.3, scroll: 0.25 }`
`maxDpr` Device pixel ratio cap for the canvas.	`number`	`1.5`
`reducedMotion` "respect" shows one still frame when the user prefers reduced motion.	`"respect" \| "ignore"`	`"respect"`
`className` Classes for the outer element. Size it here; the gradient fills it.	`string`	`—`