Midnight
Benjamin Moore's Midnight is a black shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its LRV of 6.2 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#373D3FLRV
6.20
Coordinating Colors
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 6), opening up a space where Midnight encloses it.
Peanut Shell reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 6), opening up a space where Midnight encloses it.
Breath of Fresh Air reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 6), opening up a space where Midnight encloses it.
Glacier White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 6), opening up a space where Midnight encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Quietly Violet reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 6), opening up a space where Midnight encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (12 vs 6) makes Desert Shadows the marginally brighter of the two.
Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Midnight encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 6, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 6), opening up a space where Midnight encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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Manufacturer description
A trace of blue comes through in this decadent shade of black.