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Glidden black paint colors

12 black paint colors from the Glidden deck. LRV ranges from 7 (lightest) down to 5 (darkest). Click any swatch to see how it cross-matches at the 10 other US paint brands.

True black on a wall almost always looks heavier than you expected. The picks below — the "designer blacks" — sit just shy of pure black, with subtle blue, brown, or green undertones that keep them from reading like a void.

All 12 black paint colors from Glidden

Grouped by undertone (warm → cool)
00NN 07/000 · #454444 · LRV 7
30GY 07/051 · #4B4E47 · LRV 7
PPG1011-7 · #464544 · LRV 6
00NN 05/000 · #3C3B3C · LRV 5
PPG0995-7 · #3C3D3D · LRV 5
PPG1001-7 · #414040 · LRV 5
50RR 06/057 · #4F4245 · LRV 6
50YR 06/041 · #49413F · LRV 6
PPG1033-7 · #474F43 · LRV 7
50GG 05/063 · #374442 · LRV 5
PPG14-05 · #3D4645 · LRV 6
PPG1013-7 · #404149 · LRV 5

Hex values are display approximations from Glidden's published swatch tools — not guaranteed to match a physical sample under controlled lighting. Order a brand-direct sample before specifying.

Glidden black paint colors by room

8 rooms

Rooms where black paint commonly works. Each link jumps to that room's curated picks across every brand — Glidden included — so you can compare Glidden black paint colors alongside the alternatives in context.

Other Glidden color families

Black paint colors at other US brands

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