Maxi Teal (SW 6769)
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Maxi Teal (SW 6769) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Maxi Teal
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Maxi 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 Maxi 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 | Largo Teal | 742 | 16.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Essential Teal | T15-3 | 13.6 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Vintage Teal | 5010-9 | 12 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Hypnotic Sea | 1234-7 | 15 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Maxi Teal (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Maxi Teal
Darker than Maxi Teal
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6769 |
| Hex | #017478 |
| RGB | 1, 116, 120 |
| HSL | 182°, 98%, 24% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.0, -25.5, -10.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Maxi Teal (SW 6769), published as #017478
#006B76
#327D78
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Maxi Teal (SW 6769)?
- Maxi Teal has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Maxi Teal is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Maxi Teal in another brand?
- Essential Teal (Behr T15-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Maxi Teal warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Maxi Teal as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.1; 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.