Close to Lilac Gray
#9999AC
#9999AC is a light neutral gray, close to the color Lilac Gray. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 60% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9999AC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.80:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.51:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.80:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.51:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9999AC as they’d see it.
#9999AC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #9999AC
What color is #9999AC?
#9999AC is a light neutral gray, close to the color Lilac Gray. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 60% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #9999AC in RGB?
#9999AC is rgb(153, 153, 172): 153 red, 153 green, and 172 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9999AC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(11, 11, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9999AC?
PANTONE 7543 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9999AC?
Its complement #9C9C89 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.