#98B2B4Ether (#98B2B4) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 202°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.029. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #98B2B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 178, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 16%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 16%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(70.7 -8.5 -4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.745 0.029 202) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Ether shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a sky blue cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a1aea8 — ΔE 1.9, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#9fb3b0 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#98b2b4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#98b3b7 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: takes on a sky blue castTest Ether in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.24:1 and against black 9.36:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e1f7f8 · #b6cfd1 · #98b2b4 · #6b8283 · #4a5d5f · #2a3c3d
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#addfcd · #8dcec6 · #98b2b4 · #66a4b7 · #608ea9 · #5c7997
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#98b2b4 · #7e8fa4 · #3e7b80 · #35557d · #004246 · #122134
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#bfd4d5 · #98b2b4 · #b37775 · #2f5255 · #153537 · #05181a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efee · #98b2b4 · #869394 · #5c5555 · #192627 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eaf4f5 · #98b2b4 · #354546 · #172829 · #000608 · #e44e53
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#eaf4f5 · #98b2b4 · #354546 · #172829 · #000608 · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffedec · #98b2b4 · #b38280 · #7c4544 · #3d1515 · #000203
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedec · #98b2b4 · #ae8294 · #784a2e · #3a1527 · #110300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f9edfb · #98b2b4 · #a285a7 · #6c5320 · #312000 · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2f0ff · #98b2b4 · #918ab3 · #7c4544 · #242600 · #050000
#A6BDBF · #B5C9CA · #C3D4D5 · #D2DFE0 · #E0EBEC
#7B9294 · #5F7375 · #445657 · #2B3A3B · #132021
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.