Is Faded green an official BrickColor?

BrickColor ID 211 uses RGB 112, 149, 120 from the public BrickColor table. HEX #709578 is a calculated sRGB encoding of that RGB.

BrickColor 211

Faded green

Official RGB 112, 149, 120. HEX, HSL, and OKLCH below are calculated conversions.

Open color page

Faded green (BrickColor 211)

#709578

Accessibility

6.26:1

Vs white / black

3.36:1 · 6.26:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#709578

RGB

rgb(112, 149, 120)

RGBA

rgba(112, 149, 120, 1)

HSL

hsl(133, 15%, 51%)

HSLA

hsla(133, 15%, 51%, 1)

HSV

hsv(133, 25%, 58%)

LAB

lab(58.32% -18.93 11.23)

LCH

lch(58.32% 22.01 149.32)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6338 -0.0521 0.0289)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6338 0.0596 150.98)

XYZ

xyz(20.82, 26.29, 21.74)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 42%)

CSS

color: #709578;

CSS variable

--color-709578: #709578;

SCSS

$color-709578: #709578;

JavaScript

const color = "#709578";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#709578";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#709578" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#709578", "rgb": { "r": 112, "g": 149, "b": 120 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6338 0.0596 150.98)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --faded-green-(brickcolor-211)-1: #709578;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

emerald-600

Very different · ΔE 11.24 · #059669

Nearest CSS named color

SeaGreen

Very different · ΔE 11.23 · #2E8B57

Nearest Material color

teal-500

Very different · ΔE 12.96 · #009688

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 12.88 · #198754

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e4fde9 100d6f0db 200bfddc5 300a6c8ad 40087ad8f 5006c9174 6005a7960 70046614c 800344a39 900233427 950101f13

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f3f6f4 e7ede9 dbe5dd cfdcd2 c3d3c7 b8cabc acc1b0 a0b8a5 94b09a 88a78f 7c9e83 709578 67896e 5d7c64 54705a 4b6350 415746 384b3c 2f3e32 253228 1c251e 131914 090c0a

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f6f4 e7ede9 dbe5dd cfdcd2 c3d3c7 b8cabc acc1b0 a0b8a5 94b09a 88a78f 7c9e83

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

67896e 5d7c64 54705a 4b6350 415746 384b3c 2f3e32 253228 1c251e 131914 090c0a

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

719379 739279 74907a 758e7b 778c7b 788b7c 79897d 7b877d 7c857e 7d847f 7f827f

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#709578Stop 1 #956F8DStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#7A956FStop 1 #709578Stop 2 #6F958AStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#709578Stop 1 #776F95Stop 2 #95776FStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#709578Stop 1 #8A6F95Stop 2 #956F7AStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2B3B2FStop 1 #4C6752Stop 2 #6C9375Stop 3 #98B39EStop 4 #C4D4C8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #709578 works

Faded green (BrickColor 211) (#709578) sits in the blue family at about 133° hue, 15% saturation, and 51% lightness. Contrast is 3.36:1 on white and 6.26:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: emerald-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #709578 as small body text on white — 3.36:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Where #709578 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #709578 as small body text on white — 3.36:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.