woo

import math
gradient = ('D8D8D8','BDBDBD,'A4A4A4','848484','6E6E6E','585858','424242','2E2E2E')
def gradientmadness(text):
    leng = len(text)
    output = ''
    if leng < 8:
        for i in range(0, leng):
            output += '<c=#%s>' % gradient[i]
        for i in range(0, leng):
            output += text[i] + '</c>'
    else:
        output += '<c=#'
        output += '><c=#'.join(gradient)
        output += '>'
        size = int(math.ceil(leng / 5.0))
        for i in range(1, 6):
            output += text[(i-1)*size:i*size] + '</c>'
    return output
gradientmadness.command="karkat"
#usage regex replace ^(.*)$ -> karkat(\1)