Anchors Aweigh (SW 9179)
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Anchors Aweigh (SW 9179) is a very deep, cool black from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 3, so it reflects about 3 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Anchors Aweigh
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Anchors Aweigh 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 Anchors Aweigh, 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 | Deep Royal | 2061-10 | 5.4 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Indigo Ink | HDC-CL-26A | 5.6 | 5.5 | clearly different |
| Valspar | Blue Coal | 4011-3 | 6 | 6.3 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Napoleon | 1013-7 | 5 | 6.2 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams black colors nearest to Anchors Aweigh (LRV 3) by LRV.
Lighter than Anchors Aweigh
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9179 |
| Hex | #2B3441 |
| RGB | 43, 52, 65 |
| HSL | 215°, 20%, 21% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 21.4, -0.1, -9.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Anchors Aweigh (SW 9179), published as #2B3441
#192C3F
#3B3C41
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Anchors Aweigh (SW 9179)?
- Anchors Aweigh has an LRV of 3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Anchors Aweigh is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Anchors Aweigh in another brand?
- Deep Royal (BM 2061-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 3.0 (noticeably different).
- Is Anchors Aweigh warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Anchors Aweigh as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.4; 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.