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Grayscale Converter

Convert colors to grayscale with multiple conversion methods and intensity control

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Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/color-grayscale-converter' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"baseColor":"#FF5733","conversionMethod":"luminosity","intensity":100,"singleChannel":"green","customWeights":"{\n  \"red\": 30,\n  \"green\": 59,\n  \"blue\": 11\n}","preserveLuminance":true,"batchColors":"#FF0000, #00FF00, #0000FF","includeOriginal":true,"showComparison":true}'

API reference

Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.

Endpoint

HTTP
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/color-grayscale-converter

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
baseColorcolorYes—
conversionMethodselectNo—
intensityrangeNo—
singleChannelselectNo—
customWeightstextareaNoEnter custom weights as JSON format. Example: {"red": 30, "green": 59, "blue": 11}

MCP integration

Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.

Server configuration

Add this block to your MCP client configuration:

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysiatools-color-grayscale-converter": {
      "name": "color-grayscale-converter",
      "description": "Convert colors to grayscale with multiple conversion methods and intensity control",
      "baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=color-grayscale-converter",
      "command": "",
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "isActive": true,
      "type": "sse"
    }
  }
}

List available tools

After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:

tools/list
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list"
}

Call this tool

Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:

tools/call
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "color-grayscale-converter",
    "arguments": {
  "baseColor": "#FF5733",
  "conversionMethod": "luminosity",
  "intensity": 100,
  "singleChannel": "green",
  "customWeights": "{\n  \"red\": 30,\n  \"green\": 59,\n  \"blue\": 11\n}",
  "preserveLuminance": true,
  "batchColors": "#FF0000, #00FF00, #0000FF",
  "includeOriginal": true,
  "showComparison": true
}
  }
}
Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).
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preserveLuminancecheckboxNo—
batchColorstextNoEnter multiple colors separated by commas (e.g., #FF0000, #00FF00, #0000FF)
includeOriginalcheckboxNo—
showComparisoncheckboxNo—

Response format

HTML result

JSON
{
  "result": "<div>Processed HTML content</div>",
  "error": "Error message (optional)",
  "message": "Notification message (optional)",
  "metadata": {
    "key": "value"
  }
}

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