The red, green, and blue values of a gray shade are all equal. Including black and white, how many shades of gray are there?
A) 8
B) 256
C) 16
D) 16.7 million

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In digital color representation, each of the red, green, and blue components can have 256 possible values (ranging from 0 to 255). For a shade of gray, all three components must be equal, resulting in 256 possible shades, including black (0,0,0) and white (255,255,255).

The Red, Green, and Blue Values of a Gray Shade