What color is #748D70?

#748D70 is a grayish green known as Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Toad?

The RGB value is 116, 141, 112: 116 red, 141 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Toad?

The complementary color is #89708D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748D70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Toad color: hex code #748D70

#748D70 rgb(116, 141, 112)

Shades of green

Toad has the hex code #748D70. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 55.3% green and 43.9% blue (116, 141, 112).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

Toad (#748D70) color codes

HEX	`#748D70`
RGB	`rgb(116, 141, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 55.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.02, -14.77, 12.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.02, 19.41, 139.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.651, 23.932, 18.91)`
Decimal	`7638384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Toad, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #748D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #748D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748d70; }
.text { color: #748d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 141 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748d70, #708d7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

See #748D70 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #748D70?: #748D70 is a grayish green known as Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Toad?: The RGB value is 116, 141, 112: 116 red, 141 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Toad?: The complementary color is #89708D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748D70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.