Intense Teal (SW 6943)
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Intense Teal (SW 6943) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Intense Teal
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Intense 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 Intense 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 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | The Real Teal | P470-7 | 15.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ocean Soul | 5009-9 | 14 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Hypnotic Sea | 1234-7 | 15 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Intense Teal (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Intense Teal
Darker than Intense Teal
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6943 |
| Hex | #017680 |
| RGB | 1, 118, 128 |
| HSL | 185°, 98%, 25% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.0, -23.8, -13.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Intense Teal (SW 6943), published as #017680
#006D7E
#347F80
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Intense Teal (SW 6943)?
- Intense Teal has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Intense Teal is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Intense Teal in another brand?
- The Real Teal (Behr P470-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Intense Teal warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Intense Teal as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.4; 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.