Question: Is this right to apply gradient background to the body from a light shade of grey to white from bottom to top?

```css
body {
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, bottom, top, from(#e7e7e7, to(#ffffff));
}

```

Answer: 
[**DEMO**](http://jsfiddle.net/WbHCd/) to support all capable browsers

```css
body {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#ffffff), to(#999999));
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #999999);
  background-image:    -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #999999);
  background-image:      -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #999999);
  background-image:         linear-gradient(to bottom, #ffffff, #999999);
}

```

[CSS3 Please](http://css3please.com/) might be useful
To Zoltan's solution, you could also add:

```
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#999999');

```

to support older IE browsers.