North Sea
With a focus on genuinely dark tones, North Sea (CC-932) is a standout Blue in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. See it applied across 3 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#2B3B4C
LRV
5.96
North Sea in Real Rooms
North Sea has a low LRV of 5.96 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Blue family, the photos below show it applied in a kitchen cabinets.
3 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
Cabinet color commits in a way wall color doesn't — it reads from every angle and dominates the room's material palette. North Sea earns that commitment. It pairs with hardware in brass, matte black, or unlacquered bronze without fighting any of them.
Cabinet fronts in North Sea deliver contemporary sophistication with depth.
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Kitchen cabinetry finished North Sea offers timeless elegance and character.
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Cabinets painted North Sea transform kitchens with refined, subtle beauty.
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Coordinating Colors
Ultra White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 6), opening up a space where North Sea encloses it.
Decorator's White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 6), opening up a space where North Sea encloses it.
Wedgewood Gray reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 6), opening up a space where North Sea encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Woodcliff Lake reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Fox reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 6), opening up a space where North Sea encloses it.
Upper West Side reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 6), opening up a space where North Sea encloses it.
At LRV 47 vs 6, Himalayan Trek is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (10 vs 6) makes Hudson Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (11 vs 6) makes Indi Go-Go the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.