What color is #98B2B4?

#98B2B4 is a light, grayish cyan known as Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ether?

The RGB value is 152, 178, 180: 152 red, 178 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ether?

The complementary color is #B49A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B2B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ether color: hex code #98B2B4

#98B2B4 rgb(152, 178, 180)

Shades of gray

Ether has the hex code #98B2B4. It is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 69.8% green and 70.6% blue (152, 178, 180).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

Ether (#98B2B4) color codes

HEX	`#98B2B4`
RGB	`rgb(152, 178, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 69.8%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.74, -8.45, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.74, 9.35, 205.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.105, 41.81, 49.286)`
Decimal	`10007220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ether, 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 #98B2B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B2B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #98B2B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b2b4; }
.text { color: #98b2b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b2b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 178 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b2b4, #98a4b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

See #98B2B4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #98B2B4?: #98B2B4 is a light, grayish cyan known as Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ether?: The RGB value is 152, 178, 180: 152 red, 178 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ether?: The complementary color is #B49A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B2B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.