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Inverness SW 6433: hex #576238, LRV and undertone

Inverness is Sherwin-Williams SW 6433, published as #576238 (RGB 87, 98, 56) with an LRV of 11.08. It measures as a true olive green rather than a green-tinted neutral, and white text on it reaches 6.54:1.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsInvernessSW 6433

Hex: #576238
RGB: 87, 98, 56
LRV: 11.082
Undertone: Green, cool-leaning

LRV 11.082. Very dark: close to black on the wall; use where you want drama or contrast.

A clear green color (OKLCH hue 121°, chroma 0.064), not a neutral.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

SproutSW 6427
Kestrel WhiteSW 7516
SanderlingSW 7513

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 swatchInvernessmedium-dark, moderately saturated yellow-green

HEX: #576238
RGB: rgb(87, 98, 56)
HSL: hsl(76, 27%, 30%)

Best text on it: white at 6.54:1

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Every code for Inverness

HEX#576238
RGBrgb(87, 98, 56)
HSLhsl(76, 27%, 30%)
HSV76°, 43%, 38%
CMYK11%, 0%, 43%, 62%
Lablab(39.8% -10.1 22.4)
OKLCHoklch(47.6% 0.064 120.9)
Decimal5726776

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#EEEFEB
80%#DDE0D7
70%#CDD0C3
60%#BCC0AF
50%#ABB19C
40%#9AA188
30%#899174
20%#798160
10%#68724C
Base#576238
10%#4E5832
20%#464E2D
30%#3D4527
40%#343B22
50%#2C311C
60%#232716
70%#1A1D11
80%#11140B
90%#090A06

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#5B653F
20%#5F6846
30%#636B4E
40%#676E55
50%#6C715C
60%#707463
70%#74776A
80%#787A72
90%#7C7D79

Matching colors

Complementary

#576238
#433862

Analogous

#625838
#576238
#426238

Triadic

#576238
#385762
#623857

Split complementary

#576238
#384262
#583862

Tetradic (square)

#576238
#386258
#433862
#623842

Monochromatic

#0C0D07
#2C311C
#576238
#829354
#A7B57E

Inverness 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.

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

Inverness
Triad #385762
Triad #623857
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Inverness in use

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

Shop nowTag

Headline in Inverness

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#576238
Protanopia (no red cones)#675E35
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#655E3A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#5A5E58

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	6.54:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	3.20:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	6.54:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	3.20:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	5.71:1	AA AA large AAA

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:root {
  --inverness: #576238;
  --inverness-rgb: 87 98 56;
  --inverness-on: #ffffff;
}

On this page

Inverness, Sherwin-Williams SW 6433, is the darkest step on its color strip: a saturated olive that sits well apart from the soft, grayed greens most people reach for. Sherwin-Williams publishes it as #576238, which is RGB 87, 98, 56, with a light reflectance value of 11.08.

Reading the numbers

Green leads red by eleven points and blue trails far behind at 56, and that low blue channel is what tips the color toward olive and moss instead of forest or emerald. In HSL it is hsl(76, 27%, 30%): a yellow-green hue at modest saturation and low lightness. OKLCH puts it at 47.6% lightness, chroma 0.064, hue 121°. A chroma that high means this is not a neutral at all; it measures as a clear, cool-leaning green.

An LRV of 11.08 places Inverness in the very dark band. It reflects only about a ninth of the light that falls on it, so on a wall it will look deep and enveloping, and in a dim corner it can read close to a brown-black. In a bright room, the olive comes forward.

Pairing it

Sherwin-Williams lists three coordinating colors: Sprout (SW 6427), Kestrel White (SW 7516) and Sanderling (SW 7513). Sprout comes from the pale end of the same family, Kestrel White is a warm off-white for trim, and Sanderling is a mid-tone tan that bridges the green to wood floors and leather.

Nothing else in our paint set comes close. The nearest Sherwin-Williams color we cover, Rosemary (SW 6187), is ΔE 10.7 away, and Pewter Green is 11.9; both are grayer and quieter. Across brands, Kendall Charcoal from Benjamin Moore sits at 15.3 and Behr Dark Ash at 17.3. Every one of those differences is far past the point where two chips look alike, so treat them as alternatives in mood, not substitutes, and hold real samples side by side before you decide.

Worked example

You are painting the lower cabinets in a kitchen whose window faces north, with butcher-block counters. Inverness at LRV 11.08 will look nearly black in the flat northern light by late afternoon, so test a sample board at that hour. If it still reads green to you, put Kestrel White (SW 7516) on the walls and upper cabinets to keep the room bright, and let Sanderling (SW 7513) tie the olive to the wood tones. For a painted pantry label or a matching recipe card, set the lettering in white: it measures 6.54:1 on #576238, comfortably past the 4.5:1 AA line for small text. Black lettering only reaches 3.20:1, which is acceptable for large headings but too faint for fine print. The contrast grid shows those pairings at a glance.