PPG / Glidden black paint colors
6 black paint colors from the PPG Paints + Glidden Premium 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.
The most-spec'd black from PPG / Glidden — the one that anchors most designer roundups in this family.
See full color spec & cross-brand matches →All 6 black paint colors from PPG / Glidden
Grouped by undertone (warm → cool)Hex values are display approximations from PPG / Glidden's published swatch tools — not guaranteed to match a physical sample under controlled lighting. Order a brand-direct sample before specifying.
PPG / Glidden black paint colors by room
8 roomsRooms where black paint commonly works. Each link jumps to that room's curated picks across every brand — PPG / Glidden included — so you can compare PPG / Glidden black paint colors alongside the alternatives in context.