Deep Sea Dive (SW 7618)
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Deep Sea Dive (SW 7618) 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 Deep Sea Dive
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Deep Sea Dive 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 Deep Sea Dive, 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 | Bermuda Turquoise | 728 | 10.4 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Wanderlust | T17-12 | 10.9 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Firmament | 5003-8C | 12 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Deep Emerald | 1148-7 | 8 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Deep Sea Dive (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Deep Sea Dive
Darker than Deep Sea Dive
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7618 |
| Hex | #376167 |
| RGB | 55, 97, 103 |
| HSL | 188°, 30%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.5, -12.9, -8.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Deep Sea Dive (SW 7618), published as #376167
#1F5865
#4B6A67
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Deep Sea Dive (SW 7618)?
- Deep Sea Dive has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Deep Sea Dive is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Deep Sea Dive in another brand?
- Firmament (Valspar 5003-8C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.3 (very close).
- Is Deep Sea Dive warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Deep Sea Dive as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.0; 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.