Color specimenNo. 05395026

#525252

Dark Gray

A deterministic reference card for #525252. Every value, scheme, and snippet below is computed from the hex — no database, no guesswork.

RGB
82, 82, 82
HSL
0°, 0%, 32%
Text
White on top

Tailwind CSS · neutral

tailwind · neutral 600

The Tailwind CSS utility classes bg-neutral-600, text-neutral-600, and friends all reference this hex value.

Scale context · neutral

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Class name
neutral-600
Hex
#525252
Closest CSS named color
darkslategray
Full color breakdown
/color/525252

Developer snippets

Copy-ready code

Every snippet below is generated from the hex — not a hand-maintained table.

Conversions

Same color, seven encodings

Nearest matches

Closest in other design systems

Accessibility

Contrast against white & black

On white

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #525252 as the text color.

7.81:1
AA passAAA passLarge pass

Rating · AAA

On black

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #525252 as the text color.

2.69:1
AA failAAA failLarge fail

Rating · Fail

Recommendation

When using #525252 as a background, pair it with #ffffff text for the best WCAG contrast.

Contrast ratios only — one part of WCAG 2.1. Not a certification of accessibility or legal compliance.

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