Sherwin-Williams Salty Dog#283E51 · LRV 5
Salty Dog reads as a blue / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 9177 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Salty Dog |
| SKU | SW 9177 |
| Hex | #283E51 |
| RGB | 40, 62, 81 |
| HSL | 208°, 34%, 24% |
| LRV | 5 |
| Undertone | blue / cool |
| Family | Blue |
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 blue from that brand.
Behr
Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
PPG / Glidden
Farrow & Ball
Backdrop
Magnolia Home
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #283E51 in HSL space. Pair Salty Dog 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.