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// GENERATED CSS
// adjust brightness, contrast, blur and more
Adjust brightness, contrast, blur, saturation, hue-rotate and more with live sliders. Preview on any image and copy clean CSS filter — free, no signup.
Each slider controls one CSS filter function. The split preview updates in real time — left side is original, right side is filtered.
Click any named preset below the preview (Vintage, B&W, Neon, etc.) to load a curated combination of filters instantly.
Click "⎘ Copy CSS" to copy the full filter declaration, or "↓ Download" to save it as a .css file.
invert()The CSS Filter Generator is a visual tool for building filter property values. It covers all 10 standard filter functions — blur, brightness, contrast, drop-shadow, grayscale, hue-rotate, invert, opacity, saturate, and sepia. Preview on any image, combine freely, and export clean CSS.
Yes. The CSS filter property applies to the element and all its descendants as a composited unit. If you need to filter only the background, use backdrop-filter instead, which filters whatever is behind the element.
Both achieve the same visual result, but filter: opacity() is GPU-accelerated by default in some browsers and can be combined with other filter functions in a single declaration. The standalone opacity property is generally preferred for simple transparency needs.
Yes. CSS filters are fully animatable with transition or @keyframes. For example, a hover effect from filter: grayscale(1) to filter: grayscale(0) creates a smooth color-reveal on mouse-over.
hue-rotate(deg) shifts every color in the element around the color wheel by the specified number of degrees. A value of 180deg inverts hues, while 360deg (or 0deg) returns to the original. It is commonly used for rainbow animations and theme color shifts.
Filters, especially blur(), can be GPU-intensive on large elements. To optimize, apply filters to small or fixed-size elements, avoid blurring content that changes frequently, and consider using will-change: filter on elements that animate their filter values.
Yes. The CSS filter property has full support in all modern browsers — Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge — without vendor prefixes. Internet Explorer does not support it, but IE usage is now negligible for most projects.
The CSS filter property is a compositing powerhouse. In a single declaration, you can chain brightness, contrast, blur, saturation, hue rotation, sepia toning, grayscale, inversion, opacity, and drop-shadow — all applied in order to produce the final result. This generator makes every function interactive.
When combining multiple filter functions, the order of operations affects the output. For example, applying blur() before brightness() produces a different result than the reverse. The generator lists functions in a logical order, but feel free to experiment — the live preview shows exactly what your browser will render.
filter: drop-shadow() differs from box-shadow in one key way: it follows the actual shape of the element, including transparent areas. This makes it ideal for PNG icons and irregular shapes where a box-level shadow would look wrong. Use the CSS Box Shadow Generator for rectangular elements, and this tool's drop-shadow slider for anything with transparency.
While this tool generates the filter property, the same functions are available in backdrop-filter — which applies the effect to the content behind the element rather than the element itself. This is the standard technique for frosted-glass UI panels in modern design systems.