Ether is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #614947 |
| Complementary Color | #b8a09e |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ether Color. The Distant Star color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Shale Grey (#899da3) for more calm effect. Try Hatteras Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8a09e is the best complementary color to Ether. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9eb6b8 complementary color is Thatch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tower Gray are #9eb8ad and #9ea9b8. Thus found on the left and right of #9eb6b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Summer Green and Gull Gray colors as they work well with Ether.
The split-complementary Ether palette consists of #b8ad9e and #b89ea9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8a09e). Try Nomad and Thatch colors in combination with #9eb6b8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #9eb6b8 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ether. Thus Eagle and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ether contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thatch, Amethyst Smoke, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #9eb6b8 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ether tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b8a09e) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Thatch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b89eb6 and #9eb8a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #9eb6b8 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ether has a hue angle of 184.62°, a saturation of 15.48% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9eb6b8 is made of 10.2% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #9eb6b8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,182,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 0.79, 0, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(184.62,15.48%,67.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184.62,14.13%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.3524,-7.7651,-3.7935) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4802,44.1857,51.7953) |