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Glassmorphism Design Tips
- Works best over colorful, high-contrast backgrounds — gradients or photos
- Invisible against plain white or black backgrounds
- Keep background opacity between 10–30% for the best glass effect
- Blur radius of 10–20px creates a strong frosted effect; 4–8px is more subtle
- Always include a subtle border (rgba white, 0.2–0.4 opacity) for definition
- Test text readability — adjust opacity if text is hard to read
- Include
-webkit-backdrop-filterfor Safari compatibility - Use
@supportsto provide a solid fallback for unsupported browsers
The CSS Glassmorphism Generator on TechConverter.me provides a visual interface with a colorful background preview so you can see the effect in context. Adjust blur, opacity, and border values, then copy the generated CSS with all vendor prefixes and fallbacks included.
Examples
Example 1: Basic Glassmorphism Card
/* Glassmorphism card — light variant */
.glass-card {
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(1.5);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(1.5);
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
border-radius: 16px;
box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
padding: 2rem;
}
/* Glassmorphism card — dark variant */
.glass-card-dark {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(1.5);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(1.5);
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
border-radius: 16px;
box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
padding: 2rem;
color: #ffffff;
}
Example 2: Glassmorphism Navigation Bar
/* Sticky nav with glass effect */
.glass-nav {
position: sticky;
top: 0;
z-index: 100;
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(1.8);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(1.8);
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
padding: 0 2rem;
height: 64px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
}
/* Dark mode nav */
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.glass-nav {
background: rgba(15, 15, 25, 0.7);
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}
}
Example 3: Glassmorphism Modal Dialog
/* Modal overlay */
.modal-overlay {
position: fixed;
inset: 0;
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
z-index: 1000;
}
/* Glass modal */
.glass-modal {
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
backdrop-filter: blur(24px) saturate(2);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(24px) saturate(2);
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
border-radius: 20px;
box-shadow:
0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2),
inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
padding: 2.5rem;
max-width: 480px;
width: 90%;
}