Charcoal Slate
HC-178 · Benjamin Moore
Charcoal Slate HC-178 as a flat swatch, not a painted room
Benjamin Moore
Charcoal Slate
HC-178
Faint blue, a very subtle lean
- Color family
- Neutral
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Benjamin Moore Charcoal Slate HC-178 is a dark neutral paint color with a faint blue undertone and an LRV of 15, dark enough to be a statement on four walls.
Source: Benjamin Moore's color data. Undertone labels describe our calculation, not the paint formula or a test in your room. How we assess colors.
Is Charcoal Slate warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
too close to gray to lean
Undertone
Faint blue
Barely off gray.
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- Made with real paint
- Delivered next day
- Peels off clean

Coordinating colors for Charcoal Slate
Colors similar to Charcoal Slate
Closest matches for Charcoal Slate in other brands
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