Paint colors · Sherwin-Williams, as published by the brand

Naval SW 6244: hex #2F3D4C, LRV and undertone

Naval is Sherwin-Williams SW 6244, hex #2F3D4C, LRV 4.458. It measures as a cool neutral with a blue undertone.

Sherwin-Williams named Naval its Color of the Year 2020. See how it measures against every Color of the Year since 2000.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsNavalSW 6244

Hex: #2F3D4C
RGB: 47, 61, 76
LRV: 4.458
Undertone: Cool neutral, blue undertone

LRV 4.458. Very dark: close to black on the wall; use where you want drama or contrast.

A neutral with a blue cast (OKLCH hue 250°, chroma 0.032). Expect the blue to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

IcicleSW 6238
RamieSW 6156
Roycroft SuedeSW 2842

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 swatchNavaldark, soft blue

HEX: #2F3D4C
RGB: rgb(47, 61, 76)
HSL: hsl(211, 24%, 24%)

Best text on it: white at 11.09:1

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Every code for Naval

HEX#2F3D4C
RGBrgb(47, 61, 76)
HSLhsl(211, 24%, 24%)
HSV211°, 38%, 30%
CMYK38%, 20%, 0%, 70%
Lablab(25% -2.6 -11.1)
OKLCHoklch(35.4% 0.032 250.5)
Decimal3095884

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#EAECED
80%#D5D8DB
70%#C1C5C9
60%#ACB1B7
50%#979EA6
40%#828B94
30%#6D7782
20%#596470
10%#44505E
Base#2F3D4C
10%#2A3744
20%#26313D
30%#212B35
40%#1C252E
50%#181F26
60%#13181E
70%#0E1217
80%#090C0F
90%#050608

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#374451
20%#3F4A56
30%#47515C
40%#4F5861
50%#585F66
60%#60656B
70%#686C70
80%#707376
90%#78797B

Matching colors

Complementary

#2F3D4C
#4C3E2F

Analogous

#2F4B4C
#2F3D4C
#302F4C

Triadic

#2F3D4C
#4C2F3D
#3D4C2F

Split complementary

#2F3D4C
#4C302F
#4C4C2F

Tetradic (square)

#2F3D4C
#4C2F4B
#4C3E2F
#2F4C30

Monochromatic

#080A0D
#12171D
#2F3D4C
#4C637B
#6E89A6

Naval 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.

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

Naval
Triad #4C2F3D
Triad #3D4C2F
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Naval in use

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

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Headline in Naval

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#2F3D4C
Protanopia (no red cones)#373D4D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#343A4C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#264042

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	11.09:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	1.89:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	11.09:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	1.89:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	9.68:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --naval: #2f3d4c;
  --naval-rgb: 47 61 76;
  --naval-on: #ffffff;
}

On this page

Naval is Sherwin-Williams SW 6244, a deep ink blue with the hex value #2F3D4C. An LRV of 4.458 puts it near the bottom of the scale, so on a wall it reads almost as black with a bluish tint.

The specification

RGB comes to 47, 61, 76. HSL is 211°, 24%, 24%. In OKLCH, lightness is 35.4%, chroma 0.032 and hue about 250°. The chroma is still small, but with a color this dark the blue direction is easy to see, especially beside a neutral.

Just 4.458 percent of light is reflected. Nearly everything is absorbed, which flatters art and brass but swallows light fast, so supplemental lamps matter.

What shows in the shadows

Computed from OKLCH, the undertone is cool neutral with blue. In warm lamplight the blue deepens into something closer to charcoal. Daylight from the north brings the blue forward.

Naval's coordinating list is Icicle SW 6238, Ramie SW 6156 and Roycroft Suede SW 2842.

The three closest same-brand colors are all far away: Tricorn Black (SW 6258) at ΔE 9.7, Iron Ore (SW 7069) at 10.8, and Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) at 15.4. Benjamin Moore's Hale Navy (HC-154) is the nearest anywhere at 5.7, followed by Raccoon Fur (2126-20) at 8.2 and Vermont Slate (1673) at 13.2.

Every figure sits above 5, so each neighbor is clearly a different color from Naval. Hale Navy is borderline, only just past that line, so hold both swatches up together.

Worked example

Take a home office with one east window and a pale oak desk. Naval on the wall behind the desk gives a deep backdrop, and Icicle SW 6238 on the opposite wall bounces what daylight arrives. If you wanted a Benjamin Moore substitute and were weighing Hale Navy, its 5.7 distance means you would see a change, so ask for a large painted board and prop it behind the desk. Avoid judging it from a small chip.

Type on Naval

White text on #2F3D4C measures 11.09:1, easily AAA. Black text only reaches 1.89:1. When using this shade as a website header or sign background, put light type on it.