Faded Sea Color

#8d9cae

Faded Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #726351
Complementary Color #ae9f8d
Color Shade: blue cyan (212.73° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 61.76% (better contrasting with white)
Faded Sea Color Sample
Faded Sea Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8d9cae

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Faded Sea Color. The Tempest color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lakeville (#6c849b) for more energetic effect. Try Slate Tint as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ae9f8d is the best complementary color to Faded Sea. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d9cae complementary color is Napa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bali Hai are #8dacae and #8e8dae. Thus found on the left and right of #8d9cae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cascade and Manatee colors as they work well with Faded Sea.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Faded Sea palette consists of #acae8d and #ae8e8d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ae9f8d). Try Locust and Del Rio colors in combination with #8d9cae, 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 #8d9cae offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Faded Sea. Thus Schist and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Faded Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Napa, Bouquet, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d9cae square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Faded Sea tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ae9f8d) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cascade – 120° from the complementary Napa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ae8d9b and #8dae9f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8d9cae is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Faded Sea has a hue angle of 212.73°, a saturation of 16.92% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d9cae is made of 12.95% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #8d9cae
RGB Decimal rgb(141,156,174)
RGB Percentage 30%, 33%, 37%
CMYK 12.95, 7.06, 0, 31.76
HSL hsl(212.73,16.92%,61.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(212.73,18.97%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.7504,-1.3901,-11.1521)
XYZ xyz(30.513,32.4956,44.7085)
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