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#8EA0AA closest to Lost at Sea

#8EA0AA is a light gray; the closest named color is Lost at Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 62.7% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(142, 160, 170)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 14% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #8EA0AA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.76:1.

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Variations of #8EA0AA

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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#8EA0AA 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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#8EA0AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8EA0AA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #979CAA
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9B9FAB
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #989FAA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #979CAA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #959DAA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #87A3A3
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8BA1A7
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9A9EA0

#8EA0AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.71:1 Very poor#8EA0AA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.76:1 Very good#8EA0AA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8EA0AA in CSS

/* Lost at Sea */
.color { color: #8EA0AA; }
.background { background-color: #8EA0AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8EA0AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 160 170);
color: hsl(201 14% 61%);
color: oklch(0.695 0.025 232.0);

#8EA0AA FAQ

What color is #8EA0AA?

#8EA0AA 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 #8EA0AA?

#8EA0AA is rgb(142, 160, 170) in RGB, hsl(201, 14%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 6%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8EA0AA?

The complementary color of #8EA0AA is #AA988E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8EA0AA?

Black text has the best contrast on #8EA0AA: 7.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8EA0AA a warm or cool color?

#8EA0AA is a neutral color.