Green Onyx
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Green Onyx (9128) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. A muted saturation softens the hue, giving it a quieter quality that can sit comfortably among layered neutrals. 6 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#989A82LRV
31.42
Green Onyx's Color Strip
Green Onyx is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Clary Sage and Artichoke. The strip spans from Liveable Green at the lightest end to Secret Garden at the deepest. Color strip 213 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Green Onyx in Rooms
Follow Green Onyx from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 6 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
3 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
3 kitchen cabinets images place Green Onyx (9128) in cabinetry, where color becomes part of the room’s architecture. An LRV of 31.4 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Kitchen cabinets in Green Onyx make a bold, sophisticated statement.
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Green Onyx painted cabinets anchor this kitchen with dramatic elegance.
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Cabinets painted Green Onyx transform the kitchen with deep, rich character.
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1 Bathroom Photo
1 sourced room photo gives the gallery a lived-in point of reference. Together they show Green Onyx (9128) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Bathroom walls in Green Onyx create a spa-like, luxurious retreat.
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1 Living Room Photo
The room’s shift from daytime energy to evening calm can draw different notes from Green Onyx (9128). The green, greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Soft furnishings and natural light complement walls painted in Green Onyx.
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1 Misc Photo
Green Onyx (9128) 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 the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms.
Overhead surfaces create dramatic depth when painted in Green Onyx.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 75 vs 31, Sagey is decisively the brighter choice.
Bungalow Beige reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 31), opening up a space where Green Onyx encloses it.
Green Onyx reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 18), opening up a space where Foothills encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 75 vs 31, Sagey is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 31 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Coastal Plain reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 31 vs 12, Green Onyx is decisively the brighter choice.
Elation reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Green Onyx encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 31, Lady's Slipper is decisively the brighter choice.
Green Onyx reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 16), opening up a space where Forget-Me-Not encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 5, Green Onyx is decisively the brighter choice.
Green Onyx reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 5), opening up a space where Dewberry encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 31 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 47 vs 31, Chelsea Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Rare Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 57 vs 31, Antimony is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Green Onyx reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 13, Green Onyx is decisively the brighter choice.
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Manufacturer description
This medium, muted green gives off a friendly, relaxed vibe -- while the warm yellow-gray undertone makes this neutral versatile enough to charm any space.