Nifty Turquoise (SW 6941)
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Nifty Turquoise (SW 6941) is a deep, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nifty Turquoise
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Nifty Turquoise by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Nifty Turquoise, 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 | Neptune Green | 658 | 23.3 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Emerald Coast | 490B-6 | 21.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tropical Hideaway | 5007-10C | 23 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Torrid Turquoise | 1232-7 | 23 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Nifty Turquoise (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Nifty Turquoise
Darker than Nifty Turquoise
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6941 |
| Hex | #019187 |
| RGB | 1, 145, 135 |
| HSL | 176°, 99%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.0, -34.6, -4.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nifty Turquoise (SW 6941), published as #019187
#008785
#389B87
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nifty Turquoise (SW 6941)?
- Nifty Turquoise has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nifty Turquoise is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Nifty Turquoise in another brand?
- Emerald Coast (Behr 490B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Nifty Turquoise warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Nifty Turquoise as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.0; 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.