Gauge Chart

Profit Margin Indicator

Financial health metric with amber gold accent

Output
Profit Margin Indicator
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.patches import Wedge, Circle, Polygon
import numpy as np

# Data
margin = 23.4
target = 25
max_value = 50

value = (margin / max_value) * 100

# Colors - Light theme
bg_color = '#ffffff'
track_color = '#f3f4f6'
arc_color = '#F5B027'
text_color = '#1f2937'
dim_color = '#9ca3af'

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')

# Track
ax.add_patch(Wedge((0.01, -0.01), 1.0, start_angle, end_angle, width=0.15,
                   facecolor='#000000', edgecolor='none', alpha=0.03))
ax.add_patch(Wedge((0, 0), 1.0, start_angle, end_angle, width=0.15,
                   facecolor=track_color, edgecolor='none'))

# Target indicator
target_pct = (target / max_value)
target_ang = np.radians(end_angle - target_pct * sweep)
ax.plot([0.86*np.cos(target_ang), 1.02*np.cos(target_ang)],
        [0.86*np.sin(target_ang), 1.02*np.sin(target_ang)], 
        color='#9ca3af', linewidth=2.5)

# Value arc
value_pct = value / 100
value_angle = start_angle + (1 - value_pct) * sweep
for r_off, w_off, alpha in [(0.03, 0.04, 0.15), (0.015, 0.02, 0.35), (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 with margin labels
for i in range(6):
    pct = i / 5
    angle = np.radians(end_angle - pct * sweep)
    ax.plot([0.87*np.cos(angle), 0.80*np.cos(angle)], 
            [0.87*np.sin(angle), 0.80*np.sin(angle)], color='#d1d5db', linewidth=2)
    ax.text(0.72*np.cos(angle), 0.72*np.sin(angle), f'{int(pct*max_value)}%',
            fontsize=10, 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)

ax.add_patch(Polygon([(nx+0.01, ny-0.01), (bx1+0.01, by1-0.01), (-bx1+0.01, -by1-0.01)],
                     facecolor='#000000', edgecolor='none', alpha=0.1))
ax.add_patch(Polygon([(nx, ny), (bx1, by1), (-bx1, -by1)], facecolor=text_color, edgecolor='none'))

# Hub
ax.add_patch(Circle((0.01, -0.01), 0.09, facecolor='#000000', edgecolor='none', alpha=0.08))
for r, c, a in [(0.10, arc_color, 0.2), (0.08, '#ffffff', 1), (0.06, arc_color, 0.9)]:
    ax.add_patch(Circle((0, 0), r, facecolor=c, edgecolor='none', alpha=a))

# Text
ax.text(0, -0.22, f'{margin}%', fontsize=52, fontweight='bold', color=text_color, ha='center', va='center')
ax.text(0, -0.40, 'MARGIN', fontsize=13, color=dim_color, ha='center', va='center', fontweight='500')
diff = margin - target
sign = '+' if diff > 0 else ''
ax.text(0, -0.56, f'{sign}{diff:.1f}% vs target', fontsize=13, 
        color=arc_color if diff >= 0 else '#F54927', ha='center', va='center', fontweight='600')
ax.text(0, 1.22, 'Profit Margin', 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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