SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6222

Sherwin-Williams Riverway#5A6E73 · LRV 11

Riverway reads as a blue-green / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6222 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS RIVERWAY

RGB 90, 110, 115 LRV 11

Color spec

Brand	Sherwin-Williams
Name	Riverway
SKU	SW 6222
Hex	#5A6E73
RGB	90, 110, 115
HSL	192°, 12%, 40%
LRV	11
Undertone	blue-green / 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.

KOMPOZIT

Bowman Blue

SKU 0500 · #587176 · LRV 15

ΔE 1.89 (near-perfect)

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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.79

All teal at PPG / Glidden →

1035-6

#5B6E74

Superstition

ΔE 0.79 · LRV 15

1145-6

#576B6B

Juniper Berry

ΔE 3.08 · LRV 14

1038-6

#5E686D

Lava Gray

ΔE 4.36 · LRV 13

1039-6

#656E72

In The Shadows

ΔE 4.41 · LRV 15

10-10

#5C707E

Hatteras Gray

ΔE 4.84 · LRV 15

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.78

All teal at Valspar →

8004-38F

#586C74

Flannel Gray

ΔE 1.78 · LRV 14

V138-5

#586C74

Flannel Gray

ΔE 1.78 · LRV 14

V105-5

#556F77

Ol' Blue Eyes

ΔE 1.98 · LRV 14.7

V137-6

#596C77

Passageway

ΔE 3.46 · LRV 14.2

8004-40F

#5C6C76

In the Deep Blue Sea

ΔE 3.67 · LRV 14

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.06

All teal at Behr →

770F-5

#576C6E

Dark Ash

ΔE 2.06 · LRV 14

PPU13-02

#547075

Juniper Berries

ΔE 2.66 · LRV 15

PPU13-2

#547075

Juniper Berries

ΔE 2.66 · LRV 15

HDC-CL-22

#537076

Sophisticated Teal

ΔE 2.78 · LRV 15

PPU12-19

#626E6C

Mountain Pine

ΔE 4.25 · LRV 15

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.48

All teal at Magnolia Home →

JG-86

#616F74

Storm Chaser

ΔE 2.48 · LRV 15

JG-79

#607577

Demo Day

ΔE 3.13 · LRV 17

JG-03

#617373

Duke Gray

ΔE 3.26 · LRV 16

JG-85

#4E7280

Blue Skies

ΔE 4.96 · LRV 15

JG-170

#616664

Ridge Rock

ΔE 6.79 · LRV 13

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.69

All teal at Benjamin Moore →

1637

#617178

Blue

ΔE 2.69 · LRV 16

HC-160

#5F6D6D

Knoxville

ΔE 2.98 · LRV 14

713

#4F6D6C

Polished

ΔE 5.42 · LRV 14

CC-754

#4F6D6C

Polar

ΔE 5.42 · LRV 14

1589

#656C69

Kitty

ΔE 5.99 · LRV 15

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.37

All teal at Farrow & Ball →

NO. 220

#636E8F

Pitch Blue

ΔE 14.44 · LRV 16

NO. 244

#786963

London Clay

ΔE 16.81 · LRV 15

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.46

All teal at Clare →

PNT100-DP-65

#4D6A70

Nearly Navy

ΔE 3.46 · LRV 13

PNT100-DP-51

#5A6964

Current Mood

ΔE 5.7 · LRV 13

PNT100-DP-45

#357285

Sublime

ΔE 8.66 · LRV 14

PNT100-MD-57

#5B6682

Blue'd Up

ΔE 13.02 · LRV 13

PNT100-DP-33

#706473

Prince

ΔE 18.24 · LRV 14

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.29

All teal at Dunn-Edwards →

DE5796

#4D6A77

Before the Storm

ΔE 4.29 · LRV 13

DE5803

#536A79

Turbulent Sea

ΔE 5.06 · LRV 14

DE6314

#606865

Dark Pewter

ΔE 5.9 · LRV 13

DE6307

#5C6B65

Artistic Stone

ΔE 6.02 · LRV 14

DE5747

#52706C

Stone Bridge

ΔE 6.52 · LRV 14

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.73

All teal at Backdrop →

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #5A6E73 in HSL space. Pair Riverway with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY

#5A6E73 + #735F5A

TRIADIC

#5A6E73 · #735A6E · #6E735A

ANALOGOUS

#5A736C · #5A6E73 · #5A6273

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white

5.37:1 AA

Sample text on black

3.91:1 AA Large

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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