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Crisp Monochrome

Clean, high-contrast black and white.

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Contrast1.18

Brightness1

Corner radius4px

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interaction: Always on
browser: Modern evergreen
reduced motion: static
touch fallback: Identical on touch

/* Crisp Monochrome — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/crisp-monochrome */
.ifx-card {
  position: relative; display: block; overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--ifx-radius, 4px);
  aspect-ratio: var(--ifx-ar, 4 / 3); isolation: isolate;
}
@supports (corner-shape: squircle) { .ifx-card { corner-shape: squircle; } }
.ifx-card__img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1)),
              filter var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, ease);
}
.ifx-card__caption {
  position: absolute; z-index: 3; margin: 0; color: var(--ifx-text, #fff);
}
.ifx-card__caption h3 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; }
.ifx-card__caption p { margin: 0.3rem 0 0; font-size: 0.78rem; opacity: 0.82; }

.ifx-card--crisp-monochrome {
  --ifx-contrast: 1.18;
  --ifx-brightness: 1;
  --ifx-radius: 4px;
}

.ifx-card--crisp-monochrome .ifx-card__img {
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(var(--ifx-contrast, 1.18)) brightness(var(--ifx-brightness, 1));
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ifx-card, .ifx-card *, .ifx-card::before, .ifx-card::after {
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }
}

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