Black Of Night
Sherwin-Williams's Black Of Night is a neutral shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its LRV of 3.6 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
#323639LRV
3.64
Black Of Night's Color Strip
Black Of Night is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Inkwell and Greenblack. The strip spans from Tricorn Black at the lightest end to Iron Ore at the deepest. Strip 251 puts these related shades in sequence, making it simple to find the tone that suits your room.
Black Of Night in Rooms
Follow Black Of Night from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 14 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
4 Living Room Photos
4 living room images trace Black Of Night (6993) through the room’s shift from daytime energy to evening calm. The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
An accent wall in Black Of Night creates dramatic living room focus.
@fournorthhouse
An accent wall in Black Of Night anchors the living room elegantly.
@designing_in_iowa_
Walls in Black Of Night deepen the living room's moody atmosphere.
@the_house_of_ak
Black Of Night walls create dramatic contrast with light furnishings.
@prolific_paintingatl
2 Bedroom Photos
The 2 bedroom images turn a neutral swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its muted saturation softens the color’s edges, making texture and shadow part of the composition.
Bedroom walls in Black Of Night establish intimate calm.
@fournorthhouse
Black Of Night transforms this bedroom with sophisticated style.
@designing_in_iowa_
2 Bathroom Photos
The 2 bathroom images turn a neutral swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its muted saturation softens the color’s edges, making texture and shadow part of the composition.
Bathroom walls in Black Of Night provide moody elegance.
@ruthiedesigner
Black Of Night paint creates bathroom ambiance and drama.
@designing_in_iowa_
1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
The repetition of doors, drawers and shadow lines can draw different notes from Black Of Night (6993). The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Kitchen cabinets in Black Of Night make a striking statement.
@punch_list_pros
1 House Photo
Black Of Night (6993) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood. Test it under full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows.
Siding painted in Black Of Night creates a bold, sophisticated exterior.
@aliciasoldmyhome
2 Front Door Photos
Black Of Night (6993) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood. Test it under direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light.
This front door in Black Of Night makes a striking architectural statement.
@designing_in_iowa_
The door painted Black Of Night draws attention to the entryway.
@fournorthhouse
2 Misc Photos
Viewed across 2 misc images in an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula, Black Of Night (6993) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 3.6, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Storage shelving painted in Black Of Night provides functional style.
@cubedhomes
Black Of Night cabinetry offers practical organization with modern appeal.
@cubedhomes
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 4, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 4, First Star is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 4, Berry Frappe is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 83 vs 4, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 4 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 4 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 4 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 4 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 4 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 4 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Truly Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 4), opening up a space where Black Of Night encloses it.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 4), opening up a space where Black Of Night encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 4, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 4, Palisade is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (13 vs 4) makes Griffin the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 20 vs 4, Warm Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Mercurial reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Black Of Night encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Web Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (14 vs 4) makes Night Out the marginally brighter of the two.
Wall Street reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Gibraltar reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
The hour is late and this rich black with the slightest of cool green undertones is perfect for an accent wall that radiates sophistication.