Cross-browser CSS image filters
<link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/uikit/2.23.0/css/uikit.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
body {
padding: 1em;
}
img.grayscale {
filter: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\'><filter id=\'grayscale\'><feColorMatrix type=\'matrix\' values=\'0.3333 0.3333 0.3333 0 0 0.3333 0.3333 0.3333 0 0 0.3333 0.3333 0.3333 0 0 0 0 0 1 0\'/></filter></svg>#grayscale"); /* Firefox 10+ */
filter: gray; /* IE6-9 */
-webkit-filter: grayscale(100%); /* Chrome 19+ & Safari 6+ */
-webkit-transition: all .6s ease; /* Fade to color for Chrome and Safari */
-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; /* Fix for transition flickering */
}
img.grayscale:hover {
filter: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\'><filter id=\'grayscale\'><feColorMatrix type=\'matrix\' values=\'1 0 0 0 0, 0 1 0 0 0, 0 0 1 0 0, 0 0 0 1 0\'/></filter></svg>#grayscale");
-webkit-filter: grayscale(0%);
}
svg {
background:url(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IzPWLqY4gJ0/T01CPzNb1KI/AAAAAAAACgA/_8uyj68QhFE/s400/a2cf7051-5952-4b39-aca3-4481976cb242.jpg);
background-size: contain;
}
svg image {
transition: all .6s ease;
}
svg image:hover {
opacity: 0;
}
div.half-grayscale-container {
background: url(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IzPWLqY4gJ0/T01CPzNb1KI/AAAAAAAACgA/_8uyj68QhFE/s1600/a2cf7051-5952-4b39-aca3-4481976cb242.jpg) no-repeat; /* IE6-9 */
}
img.half-grayscale {
filter: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\'><filter id=\'grayscale\'><feColorMatrix type=\'saturate\' values=\'0.5\'/></filter></svg>#grayscale"); /* Firefox 10+ */
filter: gray alpha(opacity=50); /* IE6-9 */
-webkit-filter: grayscale(50%); /* Chrome 19+ & Safari 6+ */
-webkit-transition: all .6s ease; /* Fade to color for Chrome and Safari */
-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; /* Fix for transition flickering */
}
img.half-grayscale:hover {
filter: none;
-webkit-filter: grayscale(0%);
}
.uk-grid > div > div > .uk-thumbnail-caption {
font-size: 12px;
line-height: 16px;
}
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/uikit/2.23.0/js/uikit.min.js"></script>
<div class="uk-container uk-container-center">
<div class="uk-grid uk-grid-small" data-uk-grid-margin>
<div class="uk-width-small-1-4">
<div class="uk-thumbnail">
<img class="grayscale" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IzPWLqY4gJ0/T01CPzNb1KI/AAAAAAAACgA/_8uyj68QhFE/s1600/a2cf7051-5952-4b39-aca3-4481976cb242.jpg">
<div class="uk-thumbnail-caption">Firefox, Chrome, Safari, IE6-9</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="uk-width-small-1-4">
<div class="uk-thumbnail">
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" id="svgroot" viewBox="0 0 400 377" width="100%" height="100%">
<defs>
<filter id="filtersPicture">
<feComposite result="inputTo_38" in="SourceGraphic" in2="SourceGraphic" operator="arithmetic" k1="0" k2="1" k3="0" k4="0" />
<feColorMatrix id="filter_38" type="saturate" values="0" data-filterid="38" />
</filter>
</defs>
<image filter="url("#filtersPicture")" x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IzPWLqY4gJ0/T01CPzNb1KI/AAAAAAAACgA/_8uyj68QhFE/s1600/a2cf7051-5952-4b39-aca3-4481976cb242.jpg" />
</svg>
<div class="uk-thumbnail-caption">IE10 with inline SVG</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="uk-width-small-1-4">
<div class="uk-thumbnail">
<div class="half-grayscale-container"><img class="half-grayscale" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IzPWLqY4gJ0/T01CPzNb1KI/AAAAAAAACgA/_8uyj68QhFE/s1600/a2cf7051-5952-4b39-aca3-4481976cb242.jpg"></div>
<div class="uk-thumbnail-caption">Partial Grayscale - Firefox, Chrome, Safari, IE6-9</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="uk-width-small-1-4">
<div class="uk-thumbnail">
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" id="svgroot" viewBox="0 0 400 377" width="100%" height="100%">
<defs>
<filter id="filtersPictureTwo">
<feComposite result="inputTo_38" in="SourceGraphic" in2="SourceGraphic" operator="arithmetic" k1="0" k2="1" k3="0" k4="0" />
<feColorMatrix id="filter_38" type="saturate" values="0.5" data-filterid="38" />
</filter>
</defs>
<image filter="url("#filtersPictureTwo")" x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IzPWLqY4gJ0/T01CPzNb1KI/AAAAAAAACgA/_8uyj68QhFE/s1600/a2cf7051-5952-4b39-aca3-4481976cb242.jpg" />
</svg>
<div class="uk-thumbnail-caption">Partial Grayscale - IE10 with inline SVG</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>