Adriatic Sea

SW 6790 · Sherwin-Williams

Adriatic Sea SW 6790 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Sherwin-Williams

Adriatic Sea

SW 6790

Hex code

#016081

Light reflectance value (LRV)

9.2Very dark, close to black on a wall

0 black100 white

Undertone

Strong blue, a cool color

Color family: Blue
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Adriatic Sea SW 6790 is a very dark blue paint color, a strong, saturated color rather than a neutral, with an LRV of 9, close to black on a wall.

Updated August 22, 2026

Is Adriatic Sea warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans blue

Undertone

Strong blue

graysaturated

A strong color.

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