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#809CA5 closest to Lost at Sea

#809CA5 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Lost at Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.2% green and 64.7% blue (rgb(128, 156, 165)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 17% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. #809CA5 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.22:1.

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Variations of #809CA5

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#809CA5 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#809CA5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #809CA5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9095A5
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #969AA6
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #909AA5
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9095A5
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8C98A5
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #759F9F
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7C9DA2
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #92989B

#809CA5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.91:1 Very poor#809CA5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.22:1 Very good#809CA5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#809CA5 in CSS

/* Lost at Sea */
.color { color: #809CA5; }
.background { background-color: #809CA5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #809CA5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(128 156 165);
color: hsl(195 17% 57%);
color: oklch(0.674 0.034 219.3);

#809CA5 FAQ

What color is #809CA5?

#809CA5 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #809CA5?

#809CA5 is rgb(128, 156, 165) in RGB, hsl(195, 17%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #809CA5?

The complementary color of #809CA5 is #A58980, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #809CA5?

Black text has the best contrast on #809CA5: 7.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #809CA5 a warm or cool color?

#809CA5 is a neutral color.