Color swatch image showing #25351B with RGB(37,53,27) values

#25351B Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #25351B including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#25351B Color Information

#25351B RGB value is (37, 53, 27). The hex color red value is 37, green is 53, and blue is 27. Its HSL format shows a hue of 97°, saturation of 33 percent, and lightness of 16 percent. The CMYK process values are 30 percent, 0 percent, 49 percent, 79 percent.

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#25351B Color Meaning

Color #25351B signifies industrial resilience, mineral depth, and restrained vitality. Color #25351B is a deep, almost-black green historically derived from chromium oxide—used in military vehicles, industrial machinery, and early 20th-century architecture for its durability and low reflectivity. Unlike forest or emerald greens, #25351B carries no organic softness; instead, #25351B evokes oxidized metal, shaded concrete, and weathered steel. In environmental psychology, such dark, desaturated greens reduce perceived visual clutter in high-stress workspaces, promoting focus through suppression of distraction. Functionally, color #25351B serves as a robust alternative to black in typography, UI design, and print. #25351B provides excellent contrast against warm off-whites while reducing eye strain better than pure black—especially in long-form reading environments. Print reproduction is highly stable across uncoated stocks, making #25351B ideal for technical manuals, institutional reports, and sustainable packaging where “earthy” must still feel precise. Consumer studies show products using color #25351B are perceived as more durable and utilitarian than those in standard greys. Symbolically, color #25351B represents strength that endures through function, not form. #25351B is the color of infrastructure, not ornament. In cultural contexts, #25351B appears in industrial heritage branding, urban renewal projects, and minimalist fashion as a symbol of honest labor. Spiritually, #25351B aligns with the root chakra’s grounded mode: stability through utility. Designers choose color #25351B when they want authority that works quietly. Its power lies in its refusal to perform.

Color Conversion

Convert #25351B across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#25351B
RGB
rgb(37, 53, 27)
HSL
hsl(97°, 33%, 16%)
CMYK
cmyk(30%, 0%, 49%, 79%)
HSV
hsv(97°, 49%, 21%)
XYZ
2.2339 3.0187 1.5018
Yxy
3.0187 0.3307 0.4469
Hunter Lab
17.3744 -0.1026 0.0914
CIE-Lab
20.1184 -12.4607 14.3090

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red37 / 255 (15%)
15%
Green53 / 255 (21%)
21%
Blue27 / 255 (11%)
11%

CMYK Values

Cyan30 / 100 (30%)
30%
Magenta0 / 100 (0%)
Yellow49 / 100 (49%)
49%
Key (Black)79 / 100 (79%)
79%

Color Variations

#25351B harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#25351B harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #25351B for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#25351B

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

13.09:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

13.09:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

13.09:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #25351B appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#25351B

protanopia

#2c2c21

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #25351B;

Text Color

color: #25351B;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #25351B;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #25351B40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #25351B;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #25351B 0%, #1a2513 100%);

#25351B Color FAQs

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