Code to create beautiful gradient menu using CSS
<style>
.menu > li > div {
    background-color: #818975;
    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(214, 222, 234)),to(rgb(160, 168, 160)));
    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgb(214, 222, 234), rgb(160, 168, 160));
    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgb(214, 222, 234), rgb(160, 168, 160));
    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgb(214, 222, 234), rgb(160, 168, 160));
    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgb(214, 222, 234), rgb(160, 168, 160));
    background-image: linear-gradient(top, rgb(214, 222, 234), rgb(160, 168, 160));
    filter: progid

XImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(GradientType=0,StartColorStr='#a2aaa6', EndColorStr='#808894');
    border-bottom: 1px solid #43474d;
    -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 0px 0px #878e98;
    -moz-box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 0px 0px #878e98;
    box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 0px 0px #a7aea8;
    width: 100%;
    height: 2.75em;
    line-height: 2.75em;
    text-indent: 2.75em;
    display: block;
    position: relative;
    font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #fff;
    text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
}
</style>
<ul class="menu">
        <li class="us"><div>United States</div></li>
</ul>