Salty Dog (SW 9177)
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Salty Dog (SW 9177) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 5, so it reflects about 5 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Salty Dog
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Salty Dog by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Salty Dog, 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 | Marine Blue | 2059-10 | 6.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Compass Blue | MQ5-54 | 6 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Dark Iris | 4009-5 | 8 | 6.6 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Singing The Blues | 1159-7 | 7 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Salty Dog (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Salty Dog
Darker than Salty Dog
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9177 |
| Hex | #234058 |
| RGB | 35, 64, 88 |
| HSL | 207°, 43%, 24% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 26.0, -2.8, -17.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Salty Dog (SW 9177), published as #234058
#013856
#384858
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Salty Dog (SW 9177)?
- Salty Dog has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Salty Dog is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Salty Dog in another brand?
- Marine Blue (BM 2059-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Salty Dog warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Salty Dog as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -17.7; 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.