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Sherwin-Williams Peppercorn SW 7674: hex #585858, LRV and undertone

Peppercorn (SW 7674) from Sherwin-Williams is #585858 with an LRV of 9.681. It measures as a true neutral with a chroma of 0.000, and white text on it reaches 7.11:1.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsPeppercornSW 7674

Hex: #585858
RGB: 88, 88, 88
LRV: 9.681
Undertone: True neutral

LRV 9.681. Very dark: close to black on the wall; use where you want drama or contrast.

Almost no undertone (chroma 0.000): it reads as a clean gray in most light.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Nebulous WhiteSW 7063
Windfresh WhiteSW 7628
Willow TreeSW 7741

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 swatchPeppercornmedium-dark gray

HEX: #585858
RGB: rgb(88, 88, 88)
HSL: hsl(0, 0%, 35%)

Best text on it: white at 7.11:1

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Every code for Peppercorn

HEX#585858
RGBrgb(88, 88, 88)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 35%)
HSV0°, 0%, 35%
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 65%
Lablab(37.4% 0 0)
OKLCHoklch(46% 0 89.9)
Decimal5789784

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#EEEEEE
80%#DEDEDE
70%#CDCDCD
60%#BCBCBC
50%#ACACAC
40%#9B9B9B
30%#8A8A8A
20%#797979
10%#696969
Base#585858
10%#4F4F4F
20%#464646
30%#3E3E3E
40%#353535
50%#2C2C2C
60%#232323
70%#1A1A1A
80%#121212
90%#090909

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#5C5C5C
20%#606060
30%#646464
40%#686868
50%#6C6C6C
60%#707070
70%#747474
80%#787878
90%#7C7C7C

Matching colors

Complementary

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Analogous

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Triadic

#585858
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Split complementary

#585858
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Tetradic (square)

#585858
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Monochromatic

#0B0B0B
#323232
#585858
#7E7E7E
#A4A4A4

Peppercorn 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.

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

Peppercorn
Triad #585858
Triad #585858
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Peppercorn in use

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

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Headline in Peppercorn

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#585858
Protanopia (no red cones)#585858
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#585858
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#585858

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	7.11:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	2.95:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	7.11:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	2.95:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	6.21:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --peppercorn: #585858;
  --peppercorn-rgb: 88 88 88;
  --peppercorn-on: #ffffff;
}

On this page

Peppercorn is Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, a flat gray defined by three equal channels: RGB 88, 88, 88, which is #585858. Because all three channels match, there is no hue to speak of, and that is the main thing to know about it.

Reading the numbers

In HSL it is hsl(0, 0%, 35%), in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 0%, 65%, and in OKLCH it is oklch(46% 0 89.9). The chroma is 0.000, so the undertone measures as a true neutral. Nothing in the file points toward blue, green or brown, which means any tint you notice on the wall will come from the light and from neighboring surfaces rather than from the paint itself.

The LRV is 9.681. Sherwin-Williams' own scale puts that at the bottom of the range, nearly black once it is on drywall. A surface this low absorbs most of the light that lands on it, so a small room will feel tighter and a large, bright one will feel anchored.

Worked example

Imagine a north-facing reading room with oak shelving, a white ceiling and bright door casing. Painting the shelving wall Peppercorn turns the books into the focus, since the paint sits at about a tenth of the reflectance of the white around it. Daylight from the north is cool and even, and a chroma of 0.000 will not fight it, so the gray stays gray through the afternoon.

Pair it with the brand's coordinating whites for the ceiling and trim. Sherwin-Williams lists Nebulous White (SW 7063), Windfresh White (SW 7628) and Willow Tree (SW 7741) alongside Peppercorn. No page exists for any of the three on this site, so only their names and codes are given. Sample each beside the gray under your own lamps, because the same white can look crisp against a neutral and slightly warm next to a brown-leaning one.

Text and signage

If this hex is a website or label background, white text measures 7.11:1 and black text 2.95:1. White clears the 4.5:1 line for body copy comfortably, while black falls short even of 3:1 for large type. Use light lettering. The contrast grid lets you test other pairings.

Close relatives

Within Sherwin-Williams, Thunder Gray (SW 7645) is ΔE 4.6 away and Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) is 4.7. Both fall between 2 and 5, related but visible, and both lean warm where Peppercorn does not. In practice you would see the brown cast within a minute of holding the chips together. Pewter Green (SW 6208) is 6.4, clearly different.

Across brands the nearest are Benjamin Moore Wrought Iron (2124-10) at 5, Silhouette (AF-655) at 5.1, Midnight Blue (1638) at 5.1 and Kendall Charcoal (HC-166) at 5.6. Every one sits at or above 5, so none is a swap you can make without seeing a change. Paint a large sample of the candidate and of Peppercorn side by side before ordering gallons.

For a wall this dark, two coats over a gray-tinted primer usually give the most even finish. Test how it looks next to black appliances too, since a neutral at 35% lightness can appear lighter than expected against true black.