What color is #8D9CA7?

#8D9CA7 is a grayish azure known as Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lost at Sea?

The RGB value is 141, 156, 167: 141 red, 156 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lost at Sea?

The complementary color is #A7988D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9CA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lost at Sea color: hex code #8D9CA7

#8D9CA7 rgb(141, 156, 167)

Shades of gray

Lost at Sea has the hex code #8D9CA7. It is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 61.2% green and 65.5% blue (141, 156, 167).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7) color codes

HEX	`#8D9CA7`
RGB	`rgb(141, 156, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 61.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.53, -2.96, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.53, 8.09, 248.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.846, 32.229, 41.2)`
Decimal	`9280679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lost at Sea, 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 #8D9CA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9CA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8D9CA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9ca7; }
.text { color: #8d9ca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9ca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 156 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9ca7, #8d8fa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8D9CA7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8D9CA7?: #8D9CA7 is a grayish azure known as Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lost at Sea?: The RGB value is 141, 156, 167: 141 red, 156 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lost at Sea?: The complementary color is #A7988D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9CA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.