Sherwin-Williams Dark Night#2A3540 · LRV 5
Dark Night reads as a blue / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6237 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Dark Night |
| SKU | SW 6237 |
| Hex | #2A3540 |
| RGB | 42, 53, 64 |
| HSL | 210°, 21%, 21% |
| LRV | 5 |
| Undertone | blue / cool |
| Family | Teal |
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all teal from that brand.
Behr
Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Magnolia Home
Dunn-Edwards
PPG / Glidden
Backdrop
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #2A3540 in HSL space. Pair Dark Night with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.