Lost at Sea Color

#8d9ca7

Lost at Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #726358
Complementary Color #a7988d
Color Shade: cool cyan (205.38° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 60.39% (better contrasting with white)
Lost at Sea Color Sample
Lost at Sea Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8d9ca7

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lost at Sea Color. The Astroscopus Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Link (#778290) for more calm effect. Try Software as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a7988d is the best complementary color to Lost at Sea. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d9ca7 complementary color is Zorba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent Gray are #8da7a5 and #8d8fa7. Thus found on the left and right of #8d9ca7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cascade and Manatee colors as they work well with Lost at Sea.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lost at Sea palette consists of #a7a58d and #a78d8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7988d). Try Tallow and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #8d9ca7, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #8d9ca7 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lost at Sea. Thus Sage and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lost at Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Amethyst Smoke, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d9ca7 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lost at Sea tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a7988d) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Zorba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a78d9c and #8da798.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8d9ca7 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Lost at Sea has a hue angle of 205.38°, a saturation of 12.87% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d9ca7 is made of 10.2% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black ink.

HEX #8d9ca7
RGB Decimal rgb(141,156,167)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 10.2, 4.31, 0, 34.51
HSL hsl(205.38,12.87%,60.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(205.38,15.57%,65.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.5323,-2.9548,-7.5416)
XYZ xyz(29.848,32.2297,41.207)
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