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

Porpoise SW 7047: hex #6B645B, LRV and undertone

Porpoise (SW 7047) by Sherwin-Williams is #6B645B with an LRV of 12.953. It measures as a warm neutral with an orange-peach undertone; white text reaches 5.83:1.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsPorpoiseSW 7047

Hex: #6B645B
RGB: 107, 100, 91
LRV: 12.953
Undertone: Warm neutral, orange-peach undertone

LRV 12.953. Very dark: close to black on the wall; use where you want drama or contrast.

A neutral with a orange-peach cast (OKLCH hue 74°, chroma 0.017). Expect the orange-peach to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Shoji WhiteSW 7042
Eider WhiteSW 7014
Limón FrescoSW 9030

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 swatchPorpoisemedium-dark, grayish brown

HEX: #6B645B
RGB: rgb(107, 100, 91)
HSL: hsl(34, 8%, 39%)

Best text on it: white at 5.83:1

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Every code for Porpoise

HEX#6B645B
RGBrgb(107, 100, 91)
HSLhsl(34, 8%, 39%)
HSV34°, 15%, 42%
CMYK0%, 7%, 15%, 58%
Lablab(42.8% 1.6 6.2)
OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.017 74.3)
Decimal7038043

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#F0F0EF
80%#E1E0DE
70%#D3D1CE
60%#C4C1BD
50%#B5B2AD
40%#A6A29D
30%#97938C
20%#89837C
10%#7A746B
Base#6B645B
10%#605A52
20%#565049
30%#4B4640
40%#403C37
50%#36322E
60%#2B2824
70%#201E1B
80%#151412
90%#0B0A09

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#6D675F
20%#6F6A62
30%#716C66
40%#736F6A
50%#76726E
60%#787571
70%#7A7875
80%#7C7A79
90%#7E7D7C

Matching colors

Complementary

#6B645B
#5B626B

Analogous

#6B5C5B
#6B645B
#6A6B5B

Triadic

#6B645B
#5B6B64
#645B6B

Split complementary

#6B645B
#5B6A6B
#5C5B6B

Tetradic (square)

#6B645B
#5B6B5C
#5B626B
#6B5B6A

Monochromatic

#181715
#423D38
#6B645B
#938A80
#B6B0A9

Porpoise 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.

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

Porpoise
Triad #5B6B64
Triad #645B6B
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Porpoise in use

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

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Headline in Porpoise

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#6B645B
Protanopia (no red cones)#67645A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#68665B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#6E6261

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	5.83:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	3.59:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	5.83:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	3.59:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	5.09:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --porpoise: #6b645b;
  --porpoise-rgb: 107 100 91;
  --porpoise-on: #ffffff;
}

On this page

Porpoise is Sherwin-Williams SW 7047, a dark warm gray in the taupe family with the hex value #6B645B. Its RGB is 107, 100, 91. The channels descend smoothly from red to blue, a gentle slope that produces a brownish cast without ever looking like brown paint.

The measurements

HSL puts it at hue 34°, 8% saturation and 39% lightness. OKLCH reads 50.7% lightness, chroma 0.017 and hue 74.3. The LRV is 12.953, so it absorbs nearly 87% of visible light by that scale, and that makes it a suitable choice for cabinets, built-ins and feature walls rather than for a room you want to feel airy.

Undertone

The computed undertone is warm neutral with an orange-peach cast. At a chroma of just 0.017 the cast is subtle, yet it becomes more noticeable beside cool blues or bright white trim. In dim, warm lighting it deepens toward cocoa.

Worked example

Consider a kitchen with painted lower cabinets and a lighter upper wall. You choose Porpoise for the cabinet boxes. The brand lists Shoji White (SW 7042), Eider White (SW 7014) and Limón Fresco (SW 9030) as coordinating colors, so Shoji White for the upper walls gives a clear step in value, and Limón Fresco would be the livelier accent for a stool or a bowl of fruit.

On a printed or on-screen label in this color, white text is the stronger option at 5.83:1, clearing AA. Black text lands at 3.59:1, which only works for large type. Check your own pairings with the contrast grid. A nameplate, a menu board or a cabinet label are all places where the white-on-Porpoise combination holds up.

Relatives and look-alikes

Sherwin-Williams colors near it include Pewter Green (SW 6208) at ΔE 6.8, Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) at 7.6 and Rosemary (SW 6187) at 7.6. All sit above 5, which means they are clearly different even though they share its depth.

The closest Benjamin Moore match is Kendall Charcoal (HC-166) at 4, which falls in the related-but-visible range and is the one to put next to a Porpoise sample. Raccoon Fur (2126-20) is 13 away and Hale Navy (HC-154) is 15.8 away, both clearly distinct. Kendall Charcoal is the only color in either brand's list that lands within 5 of Porpoise, which tells you how few true neighbors this warm, brownish gray has. When two dark colors are this close, paint them on one board and look at them in your actual evening light.