Is Grime an official BrickColor?

BrickColor ID 338 uses RGB 127, 142, 100 from the public BrickColor table. HEX #7F8E64 is a calculated sRGB encoding of that RGB.

BrickColor 338

Grime

Official RGB 127, 142, 100. HEX, HSL, and OKLCH below are calculated conversions.

Open color page

Grime (BrickColor 338)

#7F8E64

Accessibility

5.96:1

Vs white / black

3.53:1 · 5.96:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#7f8e64

RGB

rgb(127, 142, 100)

RGBA

rgba(127, 142, 100, 1)

HSL

hsl(81, 17%, 47%)

HSLA

hsla(81, 17%, 47%, 1)

HSV

hsv(81, 30%, 56%)

LAB

lab(56.86% -13.1 20.64)

LCH

lch(56.86% 24.45 122.4)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6234 -0.0352 0.0519)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6234 0.0627 124.15)

XYZ

xyz(20.73, 24.78, 15.74)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 0%, 30%, 44%)

CSS

color: #7f8e64;

CSS variable

--color-7f8e64: #7f8e64;

SCSS

$color-7f8e64: #7f8e64;

JavaScript

const color = "#7f8e64";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#7f8e64";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#7f8e64" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#7f8e64", "rgb": { "r": 127, "g": 142, "b": 100 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6234 0.0627 124.15)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --grime-(brickcolor-338)-1: #7f8e64;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

lime-700

Very different · ΔE 15.35 · #4D7C0F

Nearest CSS named color

OliveDrab

Very different · ΔE 11.77 · #6B8E23

Nearest Material color

light-green-800

Very different · ΔE 11.89 · #558B2F

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 15.67 · #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.

50effade 100e2edcf 200cddab8 300b6c49d 40099a97e 5007e8d63 600697652 700535e40 8003f482f 9002b321e 950171d0c

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f4f6f2 eaece5 dfe3d8 d4d9cb cad0be bfc7b2 b4bda5 aab498 9faa8b 94a17e 8a9771 7f8e64 74825c 6a7653 5f6b4b 555f43 4a533a 404732 353b2a 2a2f21 202419 151811 0b0c08

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f4f6f2 eaece5 dfe3d8 d4d9cb cad0be bfc7b2 b4bda5 aab498 9faa8b 94a17e 8a9771

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

74825c 6a7653 5f6b4b 555f43 4a533a 404732 353b2a 2a2f21 202419 151811 0b0c08

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

7f8d66 7f8c69 7f8b6b 7f896d 7f8870 808772 808674 808577 808479 80827b 80817e

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#7F8E64Stop 1 #72638CStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8C8663Stop 1 #7F8E64Stop 2 #6A8C63Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#7F8E64Stop 1 #637E8CStop 2 #8C637EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#7F8E64Stop 1 #636A8CStop 2 #86638CStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363C2AStop 1 #5E684AStop 2 #86956AStop 3 #AAB597Stop 4 #CFD5C3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #7f8e64 works

Grime (BrickColor 338) (#7f8e64) sits in the blue family at about 81° hue, 17% saturation, and 47% lightness. Contrast is 3.53:1 on white and 5.96:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: lime-700 (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 #7f8e64 as small body text on white — 3.53:1 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 #7f8e64 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 #7f8e64 as small body text on white — 3.53:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.