#748D70Toad (#748D70) is a mid-tone, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 141°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0.052. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #748D70 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 141, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(112, 11%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(112, 21%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 45%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(56 -14.8 12.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.616 0.052 141) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Toad shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#7b8968 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#798e6d — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#748d70 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#748e72 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Toad in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.63:1 and against black 5.79:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cfe3cc · #a6bca2 · #748d70 · #5a7157 · #3a4e37 · #1c2d19
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#83b6a6 · #74a487 · #748d70 · #6a7b4d · #656539 · #5c512a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#87d2d0 · #89abaa · #748d70 · #53714e · #395435 · #143837
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e4f2e1 · #bbd0b7 · #9faa9d · #748d70 · #79567f · #3b4c39
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f0f6 · #9ba39a · #748d70 · #6d696d · #272e26 · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ebf5e9 · #c1cdbf · #748d70 · #172714 · #000600 · #90da85
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ebf5e9 · #c1cdbf · #748d70 · #172714 · #000600 · #f4b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1d6b3 · #9bb17e · #748d70 · #86435c · #3f304f · #210603
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9edfb · #a09ac3 · #748d70 · #8c5870 · #2d2549 · #040001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf2ff · #8ba1c6 · #748d70 · #915957 · #471d1e · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f5fe · #7aa7bf · #748d70 · #7f5c85 · #44210a · #030004
#889E84 · #9CAF99 · #B0C1AD · #C5D3C3 · #DAE5D9
#5E745A · #495D46 · #354632 · #22301F · #101C0E
#788B75 · #7B8A79 · #7F887D
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.