Color Swatch Lab
#323132

Sherwin-Williams · SW 6991

Black Magic

A very dark Neutral with a manufacturer LRV of 3.125. The nearest color in another brand, by color distance, is Benjamin Moore Black (delta E 0.66). That is not an official match.

CodeSW 6991
Hex#323132
RGB (from hex)50, 49, 50
LRV (manufacturer)3.125
Lab from hex (D65)20.5 / 0.7 / -0.5
FamilyNeutral
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For a room guests will see, read paint colors for holiday hosting and how long paint takes to cure before the holidays.

Nearest colors in other brands

Benjamin Moore · HC-190Black
Nearly identicalΔE 0.66
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Behr · PPU5-01Espresso Beans
DifferentΔE 8.38

Nearest means the smallest CIEDE2000 distance between CIELAB values converted from the manufacturer-published hex. It is not an official brand equivalent and it is not a spectrophotometer reading of the paint. Calculated from this hex, b* is -0.5, which reads fairly neutral on a screen. That calculation is not a manufacturer undertone. How we match.

Coordinating palette

Black MagicGreek VillaPure WhiteSnowboundAlabaster

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Guides for choosing Black Magic

CSL–032Guide

Best paint colors for holiday hosting

Entry, dining and living colors, with the LRV each brand publishes.
CSL–033Guide

Painting before the holidays: how long paint takes to cure

Count back from the party using the times on the data sheet.
CSL–002Guide

How to test paint samples

An eight-step method so the color you pick is the color you get.
CSL–001Guide

What is LRV (light reflectance value)?

How much light a color reflects, and how to use that number.
CSL–006Guide

Warm vs cool undertones

Spot the hidden lean in neutrals before it surprises you.
CSL–009Guide

How lighting changes paint color

Kelvin, CRI and daylight: why paint looks different at night.
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Questions

What is the LRV of Sherwin-Williams Black Magic?
Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of 3.125 for Black Magic (SW 6991). LRV means light reflectance value, on a 0 to 100 scale. This figure is copied from the brand's color page, retrieved 2026-10-30.
What is the hex code for Sherwin-Williams Black Magic?
Sherwin-Williams publishes #323132 for Black Magic (SW 6991). RGB and CIELAB on this page are calculated from that hex. They describe the screen color, not a spectrophotometer reading of the paint.
What is the Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Black Magic?
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore do not publish an official equivalent for this pair. The nearest Benjamin Moore color in this set, by CIEDE2000 color distance on the manufacturer-published hex values, is Black (HC-190), at delta E 0.66. That is a screen-color distance, not a match of the liquid paint, and the two can look different on a wall.
What is the Behr equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Black Magic?
Sherwin-Williams and Behr do not publish an official equivalent for this pair. The nearest Behr color in this set, by CIEDE2000 color distance on the manufacturer-published hex values, is Espresso Beans (PPU5-01), at delta E 8.38. That is a screen-color distance, not a match of the liquid paint, and the two can look different on a wall.

Hex and LRV copied from Sherwin-Williams color page for Black Magic SW 6991 · https://www.sherwin-williams.com/sherwinwilliams/SW6991-black-magic · retrieved 2026-10-30