Gauge Chart

Battery Level Gauge

Device battery status with mint green indicator and power zones

Output
Battery Level Gauge
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.patches import Wedge, Circle, Polygon
import numpy as np

# Data
value = 65
max_value = 100

# Colors
bg_color = '#0a0a0f'
track_color = '#1a1a2e'
arc_color = '#27F5B0'
text_color = '#ffffff'
dim_color = '#6b7280'

start_angle, end_angle = -30, 210
sweep = end_angle - start_angle

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 8), facecolor=bg_color)
ax.set_facecolor(bg_color)
ax.set_xlim(-1.4, 1.4)
ax.set_ylim(-0.5, 1.4)
ax.set_aspect('equal')
ax.axis('off')

# Colored zones on track
zones = [(0, 20, '#F54927'), (20, 50, '#F5B027'), (50, 100, '#27F5B0')]
for z_start, z_end, z_color in zones:
    z_s_ang = end_angle - (z_start / 100) * sweep
    z_e_ang = end_angle - (z_end / 100) * sweep
    ax.add_patch(Wedge((0, 0), 1.0, z_e_ang, z_s_ang, width=0.15,
                       facecolor=z_color, edgecolor='none', alpha=0.2))

# Value arc
value_pct = value / max_value
value_angle = start_angle + (1 - value_pct) * sweep
for r_off, w_off, alpha in [(0.05, 0.06, 0.1), (0.03, 0.04, 0.2), 
                             (0.015, 0.02, 0.4), (0, 0, 0.95)]:
    ax.add_patch(Wedge((0, 0), 1.0 + r_off, value_angle, end_angle,
                       width=0.15 + w_off, facecolor=arc_color, edgecolor='none', alpha=alpha))

# Ticks
for i in range(11):
    pct = i / 10
    angle = np.radians(end_angle - pct * sweep)
    r1, r2 = (0.87, 0.80) if i % 5 == 0 else (0.87, 0.83)
    ax.plot([r1*np.cos(angle), r2*np.cos(angle)], 
            [r1*np.sin(angle), r2*np.sin(angle)], color='#3a3a4a', linewidth=2 if i%5==0 else 1)
    if i % 5 == 0:
        ax.text(0.72*np.cos(angle), 0.72*np.sin(angle), f'{int(pct*100)}',
                fontsize=11, color=dim_color, ha='center', va='center')

# Needle
needle_angle = np.radians(end_angle - value_pct * sweep)
nx, ny = 0.62 * np.cos(needle_angle), 0.62 * np.sin(needle_angle)
perp = needle_angle + np.pi/2
bx1, by1 = 0.035 * np.cos(perp), 0.035 * np.sin(perp)

for scale, alpha in [(1.6, 0.1), (1.3, 0.2)]:
    ax.add_patch(Polygon([(nx*scale, ny*scale), (bx1*2, by1*2), (-bx1*2, -by1*2)],
                         facecolor=arc_color, edgecolor='none', alpha=alpha))
ax.add_patch(Polygon([(nx, ny), (bx1, by1), (-bx1, -by1)], facecolor='#ffffff', edgecolor='none'))

# Hub
for r, c, a in [(0.11, arc_color, 0.3), (0.09, arc_color, 0.5), (0.07, bg_color, 1), (0.05, arc_color, 0.9)]:
    ax.add_patch(Circle((0, 0), r, facecolor=c, edgecolor='none', alpha=a))

# Text
ax.text(0, -0.25, f'{value}%', fontsize=52, fontweight='bold', color=text_color, ha='center', va='center')
ax.text(0, -0.42, 'REMAINING', fontsize=13, color=dim_color, ha='center', va='center', fontweight='500')
ax.text(0, 1.22, 'Battery Status', fontsize=18, fontweight='bold', color=text_color, ha='center', va='center')

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library

Matplotlib

Category

Part-to-Whole

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