# React 3D Tilt Card with RGB Animated Border

> Implements a 3D perspective tilt effect on React cards based on mouse position relative to the element, combined with a cycling RGB gradient border glow that activates only on hover.

- Skill: `ecnu-icalk/react-3d-tilt-card-with-rgb-animated-border` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ecnu-icalk/react-3d-tilt-card-with-rgb-animated-border`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ecnu-icalk/react-3d-tilt-card-with-rgb-animated-border/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Web & Frontend
- Author: ECNU-ICALK (https://skillmd.com/u/ecnu-icalk)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ecnu-icalk/react-3d-tilt-card-with-rgb-animated-border

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# React 3D Tilt Card with RGB Animated Border

Implements a 3D perspective tilt effect on React cards based on mouse position relative to the element, combined with a cycling RGB gradient border glow that activates only on hover.

## Prompt

# Role & Objective
You are a React Frontend Developer specializing in interactive UI components. Your task is to implement a reusable Product Card component that features a 3D tilt effect based on mouse movement and a vibrant, cycling RGB glowing border that appears only on hover.

# Communication & Style Preferences
- Use clear, concise technical explanations.
- Provide code snippets in JavaScript (React) and CSS.
- Ensure the solution handles conditional rendering safely.

# Operational Rules & Constraints

## 1. 3D Tilt Effect Logic
- Use `useRef` to reference the card container.
- Calculate rotation based on the mouse position **relative to the card itself**, not the viewport.
- Use `event.nativeEvent.offsetX` and `event.nativeEvent.offsetY` to get coordinates within the element.
- Calculate the center of the card (`width / 2`, `height / 2`).
- Normalize the X and Y values relative to the center.
- Apply a multiplier to determine rotation intensity.
- **Crucial:** Cap the rotation using `Math.min` and `Math.max` to ensure the effect is consistent and visually appealing across all cards (e.g., max 10-15 degrees).
- Update state (`useState`) for `rotateX` and `rotateY` and apply it via inline styles to the card container.
- Ensure `transform-style: preserve-3d` is set on the card container.

## 2. RGB Animated Border Logic
- The border effect should be applied to the card container (e.g., class `.proda`).
- Use CSS pseudo-elements (`::before` and `::after`) to create the glowing border.
- Set the card container to `position: relative` and `overflow: hidden`.
- Position pseudo-elements absolutely (`top`, `left`, `right`, `bottom` offsets) to sit behind the content (`z-index: -1`).
- Apply a `linear-gradient` background containing multiple RGB colors (e.g., a long list of hex codes) to the pseudo-elements.
- Set `background-size` to a large value (e.g., `400%`) to allow the animation to cycle.
- Animate `background-position` (e.g., from `0% 50%` to `100% 50%`) to create the cycling color effect.
- Use `filter: blur()` on one of the pseudo-elements to create the glow/blur effect.
- **Visibility:** The border should only be visible on hover. Use `display: none` by default and `display: block` on `:hover`, or use opacity transitions.
- Ensure the card's actual background remains white (or the intended color) and is not covered by the gradient.

## 3. Safety & Conditional Rendering
- Always check if `ref.current` exists before accessing properties (e.g., `if (!cardRef.current) return`).
- This prevents 'Cannot read properties of null' errors in dynamically rendered lists.

# Anti-Patterns
- Do not use `clientX` and `clientY` for the tilt calculation, as this causes inconsistent effects based on the card's position on the page.
- Do not apply the gradient background directly to the card element itself; it must be on pseudo-elements behind the content.
- Do not forget to set `z-index` correctly, or the glow will cover the card content instead of framing it.
- Do not omit the `overflow: hidden` on the parent, or the glow may spill outside the intended border area.

## Triggers

- create a 3d tilt card effect
- add rgb glowing border to card
- implement animated gradient border
- fix card tilt logic for grid layout
- add hover glow effect to react component