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#8D9CA7 Lost at Sea

#8D9CA7 is a light gray named Lost at Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 61.2% green and 65.5% blue (rgb(141, 156, 167)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 13% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. #8D9CA7 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.45:1.

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Variations of #8D9CA7

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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#8D9CA7 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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#8D9CA7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8D9CA7 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9499A7
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #979CA8
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #959BA7
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9499A7
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #929AA7
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #869F9F
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8B9DA4
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #979A9D

#8D9CA7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.82:1 Very poor#8D9CA7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.45:1 Very good#8D9CA7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8D9CA7 in CSS

/* Lost at Sea */
.color { color: #8D9CA7; }
.background { background-color: #8D9CA7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8D9CA7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(141 156 167);
color: hsl(205 13% 60%);
color: oklch(0.684 0.024 239.6);

#8D9CA7 FAQ

What color is #8D9CA7?

#8D9CA7 is a light 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 #8D9CA7?

#8D9CA7 is rgb(141, 156, 167) in RGB, hsl(205, 13%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8D9CA7?

The complementary color of #8D9CA7 is #A7988D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8D9CA7?

Black text has the best contrast on #8D9CA7: 7.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8D9CA7 a warm or cool color?

#8D9CA7 is a neutral color.