Midnight River is a black from Johnstone's, hex #38484B. Its light reflectance value is 6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #38484B
- RGB
- 56, 72, 75
- HSL
- 189°, 15%, 26%
- CMYK
- 25, 4, 0, 71
- LRV
- 6
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 Midnight River are Gatekeepers Lodge by Curator (excellent match), Blaze by Fleetwood (good match) and Valour by Farrelly & Co (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.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Midnight River
Curator has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Midnight River, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Midnight River
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Midnight River, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Johnstone's Midnight River
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Midnight River, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Midnight River
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Midnight River, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Midnight River
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Midnight River, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Midnight River
Lick has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Midnight River, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Midnight River
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Midnight River, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Midnight River
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Midnight River. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Midnight River
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Midnight River. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Johnstone's Midnight River
Dulux has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Midnight River. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Midnight River
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Midnight River. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Midnight River
Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's Midnight River. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Midnight River
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Midnight River. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Midnight River
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Midnight River. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Midnight River
Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's Midnight River. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Johnstone's against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
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.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Blacks
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Midnight River on it, so some of them look quite different.
Midnight River is the 203rd of 318 blacks Swatcher knows about.