Really Teal (SW 6489)
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Really Teal (SW 6489) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Really Teal
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Really Teal by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Really Teal, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Jade Garden | 2056-20 | 11.1 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Realm | S-H-500 | 8.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Gypsy Teal | 5010-8 | 11 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tahitian Treat | 1147-7 | 11 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Really Teal (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Really Teal
Darker than Really Teal
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6489 |
| Hex | #016367 |
| RGB | 1, 99, 103 |
| HSL | 182°, 98%, 20% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.7, -22.6, -9.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Really Teal (SW 6489), published as #016367
#005A65
#2D6C67
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Really Teal (SW 6489)?
- Really Teal has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Really Teal is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Really Teal in another brand?
- Tahitian Treat (PPG 1147-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Really Teal warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Really Teal as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.