---
title: vImageCVImageFormat.Format.format16Gray
framework: accelerate
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: accelerate/vimagecvimageformat/format/format16gray
---

# vImageCVImageFormat.Format.format16Gray

A big-endian 16-bit grayscale pixel format with black equal to zero.

## Declaration

```swift
case format16Gray
```

## See Also

### Monochrome format constants

- [vImageCVImageFormat.Format.format32AlphaGray](accelerate/vimagecvimageformat/format/format32alphagray.md)