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VALSPAR · M310

Valspar Naval Night#424A4B · LRV 6.6

Naval Night reads as a blue-green / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar M310 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR NAVAL NIGHT
RGB 66, 74, 75 LRV 6.6

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Naval Night
SKU M310
Hex #424A4B
RGB 66, 74, 75
HSL 187°, 6%, 28%
LRV 6.6
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Black

About Valspar Naval Night

At LRV 6.6, Naval Night 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 teal 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.

Naval Night 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
Midnight Magic
SKU 0508 · #46474A · LRV 6
ΔE 4.47 (noticeable)
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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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.37
All black at Benjamin Moore →
2135-20
#434C4F
Stonecutter
ΔE 1.37 · LRV 8
2126-20
#464A4D
Raccoon Fur
ΔE 2.84 · LRV 8
2127-30
#444A50
Gravel Gray
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 8
2132-30
#44484D
Black Horizon
ΔE 3.83 · LRV 8
1631
#464748
Midnight Oil
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 8

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.39
All black at Behr →
BXC-23
#444A4C
Catskill Brown
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 7
BXC-30
#3E4B4E
Black Space
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 7
HDC-CL-21
#434B48
Sporting Green
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 7
BXC-17
#444D4A
Dominant Gray
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 7
HDC-WR14-4
#44494D
Winter Coat
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 7

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.8
All black at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6322
#474C4D
Black Lead
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 7
DE6343
#45494D
Salem Black
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 7
DE6336
#414549
Stargazing
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 6
DEA188
#474A4E
Black Bay
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 7
DE6357
#464647
Black Tie
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 6

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.95
All black at PPG / Glidden →
1012-7
#434B4F
Black Forest
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 7
14-05
#3D4645
Dark As Night
ΔE 2.1 · LRV 6
1037-7
#474C50
Witchcraft
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 7
1038-7
#3B484F
Midnight Hour
ΔE 3.64 · LRV 6
1011-7
#464544
Onyx
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 6

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.09
All black at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7625
#3D484C
Mount Etna
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 6
SW 7062
#484C49
Rock Bottom
ΔE 3 · LRV 7
SW 7076
#44484D
Cyberspace
ΔE 3.83 · LRV 6
SW 7615
#3E4B54
Sea Serpent
ΔE 4.48 · LRV 7
SW 7750
#424C44
Olympic Range
ΔE 5.59 · LRV 7

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.58
All black at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 93
#464C49
Studio Green
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 7
NO. 31
#45484B
Railings
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 6
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 4.04 · LRV 6
NO. 30
#3D4E57
Hague Blue
ΔE 4.92 · LRV 7
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 8.07 · LRV 7

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.01
All black at Magnolia Home →
JG-161
#494E4B
Cottage Grove
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 7
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 6
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 6.38 · LRV 6
JG-145
#4D484C
Aspen Stone
ΔE 8.47 · LRV 7
JG-149
#514647
Pecan Grove
ΔE 11.57 · LRV 7

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.12
All black at Backdrop →
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 4.12 · LRV 6
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 9.33 · LRV 7
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 10.93 · LRV 8
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 11.24 · LRV 6
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 17.23 · LRV 7

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.97
All black at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 4.97 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 6.02 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 8.03 · LRV 11
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 11.9 · LRV 12
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 17.52 · LRV 8

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

4007-2C
Blindfold
LRV 6.7
4005-2C
Muskeg Grey
LRV 6.5
8006-7F
Sooty Lashes
LRV 7
5001-4C
Slate Court
LRV 7
V140-6
Model T
LRV 6.9
4006-2C
Hematite
LRV 7

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #424A4B in HSL space. Pair Naval Night with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#424A4B + #4B4342
TRIADIC
#424A4B · #4B424A · #4A4B42
ANALOGOUS
#424B48 · #424A4B · #42464B

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
9.08:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.31:1 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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