Example
function tintImage($r, $g, $b, $a)
{
$a = $a / 100;
$imagick = new \Imagick();
$imagick->newPseudoImage(400, 400, 'gradient:black-white');
$tint = new \ImagickPixel("rgb($r, $g, $b)");
$opacity = new \ImagickPixel("rgba(".(255 *$a*100).", $g, $b, $a)");
$imagick->tintImage($tint, $opacity);
$imagick->setImageFormat('png');
$draw = new \ImagickDraw();
$draw->setStrokeColor('black');
$draw->setFillColor('white');
$draw->setStrokeWidth(1);
$draw->setFontSize(48);
$draw->setStrokeAntialias(true);
$draw->setFont("../fonts/Arial.ttf");
$imagick->annotateImage($draw, 50, 50, 0, "Alpha is $a");
header("Content-Type: image/png");
echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
}