`amount` ... the proportion of the conversion. A value of 1 is completely grayscale. A value of 0 leaves the input unchanged.
function(args) {

                var amount = _.isFinite(args.amount) ? args.amount : 1;
                
                return _.template('<filter><feColorMatrix type="matrix" values="${a} ${b} ${c} 0 0 ${d} ${e} ${f} 0 0 ${g} ${b} ${h} 0 0 0 0 0 1 0"/></filter>', {
                    a: 0.2126 + 0.7874 * (1 - amount),
                    b: 0.7152 - 0.7152 * (1 - amount),
                    c: 0.0722 - 0.0722 * (1 - amount),
                    d: 0.2126 - 0.2126 * (1 - amount),
                    e: 0.7152 + 0.2848 * (1 - amount),
                    f: 0.0722 - 0.0722 * (1 - amount),
                    g: 0.2126 - 0.2126 * (1 - amount),
                    h: 0.0722 + 0.9278 * (1 - amount)
                });
            }