Sherwin-Williams black paint colors
28 black paint colors from the ColorSnap deck. LRV ranges from 9 (lightest) down to 3 (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 Sherwin-Williams — the one that anchors most designer roundups in this family.
See full color spec & cross-brand matches →All 28 black paint colors from Sherwin-Williams
Grouped by undertone (warm → cool)Hex values are display approximations from Sherwin-Williams's published swatch tools — not guaranteed to match a physical sample under controlled lighting. Order a brand-direct sample before specifying.
Sherwin-Williams black paint colors by room
8 roomsRooms where black paint commonly works. Each link jumps to that room's curated picks across every brand — Sherwin-Williams included — so you can compare Sherwin-Williams black paint colors alongside the alternatives in context.