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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 2735

Sherwin-Williams Rockweed#443735 · LRV 4

Rockweed reads as a red / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 2735 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS ROCKWEED
RGB 68, 55, 53 LRV 4

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Rockweed
SKU SW 2735
Hex #443735
RGB 68, 55, 53
HSL 8°, 12%, 24%
LRV 4
Undertone red / warm
Family Black

About Sherwin-Williams Rockweed

At LRV 4, Rockweed is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Rockweed earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Near-blacks like this are best as contrast — doors, trim, cabinets, window frames.

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
Film Noir
SKU 0144 · #473933 · LRV 5
ΔE 2.44 (close)
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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 black from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.26
All black at Behr →
N170-7
#463834
Baronial Brown
ΔE 1.26 · LRV 4
BXC-78
#433433
Cordovan Leather
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 4
S-G-790
#453839
Bear Rug
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 4
780B-7
#413632
Bison Brown
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 4
S-G-780
#493433
Spiceberry
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 4

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.38
All black at Valspar →
1011-10
#433531
Brown Velvet
ΔE 1.38 · LRV 4
4002-2C
#433631
Black Raisin
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 4
8004-5G
#4A3A39
Christmas Pudding
ΔE 2.04 · LRV 5
V128-6
#4A3A39
Christmas Pudding
ΔE 2.04 · LRV 4.8
6010-2
#473A31
Deep Earth
ΔE 4.33 · LRV 4.6

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.39
All black at Benjamin Moore →
2116-10
#443A36
Night Shade
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 6
2114-10
#433731
Bittersweet Chocolate
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 5
2115-10
#493A33
Appalachian Brown
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 6
CW-170
#493830
Tarpley Brown
ΔE 3.67 · LRV
2072-10
#40363C
Dark Basalt
ΔE 4.77 · LRV 5

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.83
All black at Magnolia Home →
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 4
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 8.34 · LRV 5
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 8.5 · LRV 6
JG-05
#31343A
Blackboard
ΔE 9.68 · LRV 3
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 11.76 · LRV 6

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.23
All black at PPG / Glidden →
1002-7
#4B4441
Phantom Mist
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 6
1001-7
#414040
Black Magic
ΔE 7.01 · LRV 5
1011-7
#464544
Onyx
ΔE 7.77 · LRV 6
1013-7
#404149
Napoleon
ΔE 9.12 · LRV 5
FLLW36
#404149
Wright Midnight
ΔE 9.12 · LRV 5

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.14
All black at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 6.14 · LRV 7
NO. 256
#3B3938
Pitch Black
ΔE 6.16 · LRV 4
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
ΔE 6.26 · LRV 6
NO. 254
#50414C
Pelt
ΔE 8.02 · LRV 6
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 8.77 · LRV 6

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.69
All black at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA187
#3B3A3A
Black
ΔE 6.69 · LRV 4
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 8.13 · LRV 5
DE6336
#414549
Stargazing
ΔE 10.53 · LRV 6
DEA193
#4A3C50
Preserve
ΔE 11.2 · LRV 5
DEA181
#384543
Refined Green
ΔE 15.76 · LRV 6

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.3
All black at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 8.3 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 10.11 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 10.78 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 15.74 · LRV 10
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 17.69 · LRV 11

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.85
All black at Backdrop →
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 8.85 · LRV 7
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 11.91 · LRV 6
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 13.57 · LRV 6
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 19.48 · LRV 8
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 20.29 · LRV 7

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Rockweed within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

SW 6006
Black Bean
LRV 4
SW 6988
Bohemian Black
LRV 4
SW 6076
Turkish Coffee
LRV 5
SW 6279
Black Swan
LRV 4
SW 6994
Greenblack
LRV 4
SW 9175
Deep Forest Brown
LRV 4

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #443735 in HSL space. Pair Rockweed with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#443735 + #354244
TRIADIC
#443735 · #354437 · #373544
ANALOGOUS
#44353A · #443735 · #443E35

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
11.39:1 AAA
Sample text on black
1.84:1 fail

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

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