Johnstone's

Dark Grey

Dark Grey is a deep grey from Johnstone's, hex #4A5255. Its light reflectance value is 8.1, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.

HEX
#4A5255
RGB
74, 82, 85
HSL
196°, 7%, 31%
CMYK
13, 4, 0, 67
LRV
8.1

See it on the walls

A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.

Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.

Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.

Closest matches

The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.

The closest matches to Dark Grey are Calm Interlude 0501 by Colourtrend (excellent match), Grey 08 Amsterdam House by Lick (good match) and Slate Grey by Fleetwood (good match).

ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.

Calm Interlude 0501

Colourtrend

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Grey 08 Amsterdam House

Lick

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Slate Grey

Fleetwood

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Westcott Navy 1624

Benjamin Moore

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Spy Glass

Alchemist

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Work of Art

Crown

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Cannon Ball

Dulux

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Cannon Ball

Dulux Trade

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Dark Grey, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.

Calm Interlude 0501

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Templar Grey

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Deep Space 0487

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Profound

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Ben Bulben

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Lick has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Dark Grey, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.

Grey 08 Amsterdam House

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Black 01

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Blue 07

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.3

Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Fleetwood has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Dark Grey, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.

Slate Grey

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Gotham

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Sligo Abbey

Good Match · ΔE 3.5

Gemstone

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.8

Blaze

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.1

Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Dark Grey, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.

Westcott Navy 1624

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Lead Gray 2131-30

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Stonecutter 2135-20

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Midnight Blue 1638

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Narragansett Green HC-157

Good Match · ΔE 2.7

Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Dark Grey, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.

Spy Glass

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Gun Metal

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Blue Jeans

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Dark Grey, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.

Work of Art

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Printworks

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Aftershow

Not a Match · ΔE 6.1

Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Dulux has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Dark Grey, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.

Cannon Ball

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Fine Line

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

BASICALLY BLACK

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

81BG 12055

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

78BG 12032

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Dark Grey, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.

Cannon Ball

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Basically Black

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Winters Sky

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Noble Grey

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

78BG 12032

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Dark Grey, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.

Railings

Good Match · ΔE 3.5

Studio Green

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.5

Hopper Head

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Hague Blue

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Chine Green

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Dark Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.

Charcoal Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Skyscraper Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 7.8

Black Pepper

Not a Match · ΔE 9.8

Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Dark Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.

Vulcan

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.1

Scree

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.6

Hicks Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 7.0

Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Dark Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.

Leighton

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.9

Twilight

Not a Match · ΔE 6.2

Valour

Not a Match · ΔE 6.6

Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Dark Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.

Graphite

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.7

Smokey Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 10.0

Petroleum

Not a Match · ΔE 11.5

Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Dark Grey. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.

Midnight Teal

Not a Match · ΔE 6.1

Forest Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 8.9

Ravens Flight

Not a Match · ΔE 9.5

Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Dark Grey

Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Dark Grey. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.

Gatekeepers Lodge

Not a Match · ΔE 6.4

Ancient Black

Not a Match · ΔE 7.1

Bobbin

Not a Match · ΔE 7.2

Works well with

Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.

Whites for trim

Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.

Brilliant White

Colourtrend

Rain Shimmer

Colourtrend

Diamonds In The Sky

Fleetwood

White Kitten 0022

Colourtrend

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Blacksmith

Acres Hall

Stone Grey

Ronseal

Metropolis Mood 0526

Colourtrend

Misty Memories 2118-60

Benjamin Moore

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

70BG 40284

Dulux Trade

40RB 43233

Dulux Trade

Farmers Market 054

Benjamin Moore

50GY 44248

Dulux Trade

Where it sits in the Greys

Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Dark Grey on it, so some of them look quite different.

Dark Grey is the 647th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.