Slate Tile

SW 7624 · Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams

Slate Tile

SW 7624

Hex code

#606E74

Light reflectance value (LRV)

14.8Dark, a statement on four walls

0 black100 white

Undertone

Subtle blue, a cool color

Color family: Neutral
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Slate Tile SW 7624 is a dark gray that leans blue, the color of wet slate, with an LRV of 15, dark enough to read as a statement on four walls and to hold its own on a house. Our method reads it as a subtle blue with almost as much green, so it stays a stone gray rather than turning into a blue paint. It is chosen for exteriors first, then for bathrooms, bedrooms, cabinets and accent walls.

Updated September 2, 2026

Is Slate Tile warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans blue

Undertone

Subtle blue

graysaturated

A gentle lean, quiet on the wall.

Slate Tile measures as a gray with a small amount of blue, a slightly smaller amount of green, and the color is weak enough that the gray does most of the talking. On a wall it reads as slate: gray from across the room, blue-gray up close. Crisp white trim brings the blue out, and cream or a warm white pushes it cooler still; warm oak, brass or terracotta pull the green through until it reads a shade teal. Gray tile, concrete and black metal turn it into a plain dark gray. Wall Street SW 7665 is its nearest neighbor, the same depth with less color; Smoky Blue SW 7604 is the same depth with far more blue; Granite Peak SW 6250 has the green taken out, a cleaner blue-gray.

Slate Tile in north, south, east and west light

North-facing rooms take the blue out of Slate Tile and leave a dark, flat gray; on four walls of a small north room that can feel heavy, so use it there on one wall or on cabinets and sample the darkest corner first. South light is where the blue and the hint of green show and the wall reads like the chip. East rooms show the blue in the morning and go gray by evening; west rooms look dull until the afternoon sun warms them. Bulbs at 3000K keep it slate; 2700K pulls it toward a warm gray with a teal edge, 4000K makes it steely.

Watch for

Reads a plain dark gray in a north room or beside concrete and black metal
Shows a teal edge beside warm oak, brass or terracotta and under 2700K bulbs
Looks bluer than the chip against cream or a warm white trim

Best rooms and surfaces for Slate Tile

Slate Tile is the dark blue-gray for people who want the depth of a navy without committing to blue. In a bathroom it suits white tile, marble-look surfaces and black or chrome fixtures, and it is one of the easier darks to use there because it reads as stone rather than as a color. On kitchen or bathroom cabinets in a satin finish it reads as a soft charcoal-slate against white walls and a light counter. As an accent wall behind a bed, a sofa or a fireplace it is deep enough to matter in any light. Four bedroom walls of it need a good window and a white ceiling, and they make the room feel enclosed and calm. A whole house of it, or a windowless hallway, is too much.

Slate Tile on an exterior

Slate Tile is searched as an exterior color more than for any room, and it is a natural siding color: in full sun it reads as a mid slate gray with a hint of blue, and in shade it deepens toward charcoal, so the shaded side of the house looks darker than the chip. It works as a whole-house color with white trim in Extra White SW 7006 or Shoji White SW 7042, one of SW's own accents for it, and it sits well with gray stone, cedar and a black or natural wood door.

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Slate Tile vs Smoky Blue, Waterloo, Pewter Green and Iron Ore

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Smoky Blue SW 7604, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Slate Tile vs Smoky Blue SW 7604

Slate Tile is a touch lighter; undertone subtle blue vs noticeable blue.

Smoky Blue SW 7604 is the color searched against Slate Tile, and the two sit at the same depth, an LRV of 15 each, one step apart on the strip. Smoky Blue carries much more blue and reads as a dusty blue paint; Slate Tile carries a little blue and a little green and reads as gray stone. Smoky Blue is the pick when you want the room to look blue; Slate Tile is the pick when you want it dark and cool without a color.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Waterloo SW 9141, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Slate Tile vs Waterloo SW 9141

Slate Tile is a touch lighter; undertone subtle blue vs noticeable blue.

Waterloo SW 9141 is a touch darker, an LRV of 13 to Slate Tile's 15, with plenty of blue and green in it, so it reads as a smoky teal-blue where Slate Tile reads as a blue-leaning gray. On cabinets Waterloo says blue and Slate Tile says slate. Take Waterloo for a coastal or moody kitchen; take Slate Tile where the cabinets should read as a dark neutral.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Pewter Green SW 6208, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Slate Tile vs Pewter Green SW 6208

Slate Tile is noticeably lighter; undertone subtle blue vs subtle yellow-leaning green.

Pewter Green SW 6208 is a touch darker, an LRV of 12 to Slate Tile's 15, and the warm-side twin: its gray carries green and a little yellow, while the gray in Slate Tile carries blue and a little green. Both read as dark, grayed stone colors on cabinets and exteriors. Beside warm wood Pewter Green goes olive and Slate Tile stays cool. Choose Pewter Green for a warmer, earthier house or kitchen; choose Slate Tile for a cooler one with white, black and gray stone.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Iron Ore SW 7069, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Slate Tile vs Iron Ore SW 7069

Slate Tile is noticeably lighter; undertone subtle blue vs none (a true neutral).

Iron Ore SW 7069 is much darker, an LRV of 6 to Slate Tile's 15, and a true neutral with no blue at all. On an exterior Iron Ore reads as a soft black and Slate Tile as a mid slate, so a Slate Tile house shows its siding lines and shadows where an Iron Ore house goes to silhouette. Iron Ore is for a bold dark house; Slate Tile is for a dark house that still reads gray-blue in daylight.

Questions about Slate Tile

Is Slate Tile more gray than blue?

Gray first, blue second. Measured, it is a dark gray with a small amount of blue and nearly as much green, so from across the room it reads as slate gray and up close, against white trim, cream or warm wood, the blue shows. Beside concrete, black metal or gray tile it reads as a plain dark gray.

What colors go with Slate Tile?

Sherwin-Williams pairs it with Ice Cube SW 6252 on trim and ceilings and names Shoji White SW 7042, a warm white, and Intellectual Gray SW 7045, a warm mid greige, as accents; the warm white and greige keep a slate room from feeling cold. In practice it also sits with white oak, walnut, brass, black metal, gray stone and leather.

Is Slate Tile good for a bathroom?

Yes. It is one of the easier dark colors for a bathroom because it reads as stone rather than as a color, and it suits white tile, marble-look counters and black or chrome fixtures. In a small bathroom with no window it goes plain dark gray under cool LEDs; use 3000K bulbs and a warm wood vanity to bring the blue back.

Does Slate Tile work on cabinets?

It does. In a satin finish on kitchen or bathroom cabinets it reads as a soft charcoal-slate that hides fingerprints and wear well, and it pairs with white walls, a light counter and brass or black hardware. It is a good choice when a navy feels like too much color and a black feels too hard.

Is Slate Tile a good front door color?

Yes, as a quiet one. At a door's size in a semi-gloss finish it reads as a blue-gray that suits white, cream and light gray siding, red brick and gray stone, with black or brass hardware. It is not a bold door color; if the door should stand out, Naval SW 6244 or Smoky Blue SW 7604 shows more blue.

What is one shade lighter than Slate Tile?

Wall Street SW 7665 is barely lighter and grayer, and Steely Gray SW 7664 is the real next step up the strip, a medium gray with a hint of blue. One step darker is Smoky Blue SW 7604, barely deeper and much bluer. Among its closest matches, Stargazer SW 9635 is a touch lighter, and Granite Peak SW 6250 is a touch darker and bluer.

Get a sample before you paint

Use the visualizer to narrow your shortlist, then confirm the finalist on your actual wall. A peel-and-stick sample of Slate Tile, checked in morning and evening light, is the last step before a gallon.