# Grayscale on the Monarch

**URL:** https://community.aphhive.org/t/grayscale-on-the-monarch/1894
**Category:** Tactile Graphics and the Monarch
**Created:** [September 17, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.aphhive.org/t/grayscale-on-the-monarch/1894 "2024-09-17T20:57:28Z")
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### Author: ![cmerk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.aphhive.org/cmerk/32/497_2.png) [@cmerk](https://community.aphhive.org/u/cmerk)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.aphhive.org/t/grayscale-on-the-monarch/1894/1 "2024-09-17T20:57:28Z")

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Hello, all! I have been experimenting with grayscale on the Monarch and decided to share my findings here. While it is best to make graphics using only black and white, grayscale can be a helpful tool when making graphics for both the Monarch and a variable height embosser.

The point at which gray shows up on the Monarch depends on value and line weight, so I varied those in the graphic I tested (attached as PDF). Without using any filters, values below 40% gray do not show up, while values at and above 80% gray show up almost completely. More and more of the values appear as the “more detail” filter is applied, with even 1-point dashed lines in 20% gray showing up at the maximum detail level.  
[Monarch Grayscale Test.pdf](https://community.aphhive.org/uploads/short-url/xAYTogn6AHa5TB0tCcAsAVeMH45.pdf) (387.7 KB)