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Sherwin-Williams Forestwood SW 7730: hex #4D5346, LRV, green undertone

Forestwood (SW 7730) from Sherwin-Williams is hex #4D5346 with an LRV of 8.276. It measures as a cool-leaning neutral with a green undertone, and white text on it reaches 7.95:1.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsForestwoodSW 7730

Hex: #4D5346
RGB: 77, 83, 70
LRV: 8.276
Undertone: Cool-leaning neutral, green undertone

LRV 8.276. Very dark: close to black on the wall; use where you want drama or contrast.

A neutral with a green cast (OKLCH hue 128°, chroma 0.022). Expect the green to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

AlabasterSW 7008
Aged WhiteSW 9180
QuinoaSW 9102

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Sherwin-Williams on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Sherwin-Williams.

ColorPlum swatchForestwoodmedium-dark, grayish green

HEX: #4D5346
RGB: rgb(77, 83, 70)
HSL: hsl(88, 8%, 30%)

Best text on it: white at 7.95:1

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Every code for Forestwood

HEX#4D5346
RGBrgb(77, 83, 70)
HSLhsl(88, 8%, 30%)
HSV88°, 16%, 33%
CMYK7%, 0%, 16%, 67%
Lablab(34.4% -4.5 6.8)
OKLCHoklch(43.3% 0.022 127.6)
Decimal5067590

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Forestwood in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#EDEEED
80%#DBDDDA
70%#CACBC8
60%#B8BAB5
50%#A6A9A3
40%#949890
30%#82877E
20%#71756B
10%#5F6459
Base#4D5346
10%#454B3F
20%#3E4238
30%#363A31
40%#2E322A
50%#272A23
60%#1F211C
70%#171915
80%#0F110E
90%#080807

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#52584C
20%#575C52
30%#5C6157
40%#61655D
50%#676A63
60%#6C6E69
70%#71736F
80%#767774
90%#7B7C7A

Matching colors

Complementary

#4D5346
#4C4653

Analogous

#535346
#4D5346
#475346

Triadic

#4D5346
#464D53
#53464D

Split complementary

#4D5346
#464753
#534653

Tetradic (square)

#4D5346
#465353
#4C4653
#534647

Monochromatic

#0A0B09
#272A23
#4D5346
#737D69
#9AA290

Forestwood in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Forestwood with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Forestwood
Triad #464D53
Triad #53464D
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Forestwood in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; forestwood carries the header and the button.

Shop nowTag

Headline in Forestwood

A paragraph with a link set in this color, which is dark enough for text on white.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#4D5346
Protanopia (no red cones)#555145
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#545147
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#4E524F

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	7.95:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	2.64:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	7.95:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	2.64:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	6.94:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --forestwood: #4d5346;
  --forestwood-rgb: 77 83 70;
  --forestwood-on: #ffffff;
}

On this page

Forestwood is Sherwin-Williams SW 7730, with the hex #4D5346 and RGB values of 77, 83, 70. The LRV is 8.276, among the lowest values you will see on a paint chip, so expect a surface that absorbs most of the light that falls on it.

What the data says

The OKLCH reading is oklch(43.3% 0.022 128) and the HSL value is hsl(88, 8%, 30%). A hue around 128 degrees and chroma of 0.022 give a green undertone on a cool-leaning neutral, so it measures as a muted olive-gray rather than a forest green. The Lab reading of lab(34.4% -4.5 6.8) has a negative a value, which is the green push, and a positive b value that keeps it from turning blue. In CMYK it is 7%, 0%, 16%, 67%.

Colors the brand lists with it

The brand names three coordinating colors: Alabaster (SW 7008), Aged White (SW 9180) and Quinoa (SW 9102). Only Alabaster has a page here. Alabaster gives the deepest contrast against Forestwood, while the other two are listed by name and code for you to look up.

Worked example

Imagine a den with a gas fireplace, a leather chair and a single window on the east wall. You paint all four walls plus the built-in cabinetry in Forestwood and keep the ceiling a pale white. With so little reflectance, evening lamps will do most of the work, and the green will deepen as daylight fades. For the room's web listing, white text on #4D5346 measures 7.95:1 and black text only 2.64:1, so white lettering is the readable pick.

One practical note for a color this deep: edges and corners show every shadow, so patch, sand and prime carefully before the first coat. Cutting in along a white ceiling line is also where any wobble will be most obvious. Allow generous drying time between coats and look at the wall under both daylight and lamps before calling it finished.

Close colors

In the same brand, Pewter Green (SW 6208) is ΔE 6, Thunder Gray (SW 7645) is 7 and Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) is 7.3. All are clearly different.

Benjamin Moore Chimichurri (CSP-810) at 2.7 and Vintage Vogue (462) at 3.5 are the relevant cross-brand matches, both related but visible. Wrought Iron (2124-10) at 8.6 and Graphite (1603) at 8.9 are far off. Even a 2.7 gap on a deep color may show under a lamp, so get sample boards and look at them at night.