Black Widow
Black Widow is a grey paint color from PPG, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its LRV of 10 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#575958LRV
10.00
Black Widow's Color Strip
Black Widow is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Browsing strip PPG0997 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Black Widow in Rooms
Follow Black Widow from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Bedroom Photo
1 bedroom image place Black Widow (PPG0997-7) in a room designed around rest, softness and retreat. With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
A organic modern bedroom painted in Black Widow
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1 Home Office Photo
The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow and wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating guide the final sample decision.
PPG Black Widow in a unique home office
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1 Dining Room Photo
Across 1 dining room image, Black Widow (PPG0997-7) meets natural light, candles and pendant lighting. With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Black Widow paint in a traditional dining room
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1 Front Door Photo
These 1 front door image show how Black Widow (PPG0997-7) can sit beside hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
classy front door featuring Black Widow by PPG
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1 Bathroom Photo
Viewed across 1 bathroom image in a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together, Black Widow (PPG0997-7) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Black Widow — wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 Patio Photo
Black Widow (PPG0997-7) moves through 1 patio image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
warm patio featuring Black Widow by PPG
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1 Kitchen Photo
The changing light from breakfast through dinner can draw different notes from Black Widow (PPG0997-7). The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Black Widow — vintage kitchen cabinets
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 mudroom image place Black Widow (PPG0997-7) in a practical threshold where the outdoors enters the home. With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Black Widow paint in a rustic modern mudroom
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1 House Photo
Against roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim, Black Widow (PPG0997-7) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Black Widow color — eclectic house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
The 1 living room image turn a grey swatch into something more spatial and expressive. With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
A hollywood regency living room painted in Black Widow
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Expert Perspectives
Articles and features from across our network of home and design sites.
Coordinating Colors
Sourdough reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 10), opening up a space where Black Widow encloses it.
Magic Dust reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Trim Color
Horseradish reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 10), opening up a space where Black Widow encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 10, Delicate White is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Black Widow is a deep, cool, chalkboard gray with a moody undertone. It is a perfect paint color for an accent wall. Pair it with lighter gray selections.