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Intense Teal SW 6943
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Intense Teal sits at L* 45.0, a* -23.8, b* -13.4. Its hue angle is 209° and its chroma is 27.3, so it reads as an outright blue-green rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 13%.
LRV 13.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 13.7, Intense Teal is lighter than 17% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Intense Teal
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largo Teal | 742 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Teal Ocean | 2049-30 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Surf Blue | 2056-30 | 3.65 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Intense Teal
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Real Teal | P470-7 | 0.82 | Practically identical | |
| Beach Towel | S-G-510 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Mosaic Tile | 520D-7 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cote D'Azur | SW 6951 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Nile | SW 6776 | 2.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Maxi Teal | SW 6769 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Great Falls | SW 6495 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mosaic Tile | SW 2938 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Briny | SW 6775 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Cote D'Azur SW 6951 · lighter, LRV 14.9
- Grand Canal SW 6488 · lighter, LRV 16.2
- Briny SW 6775 · lighter, LRV 17.5
- Amalfi SW 6783 · darker, LRV 12.0
- Mosaic Tile SW 2938 · darker, LRV 0.0
- Really Teal SW 6489 · darker, LRV 9.7
Colors that go with Intense Teal
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Intense Teal:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Wood Violet SW 6557
- Pure White SW 7005
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Bold Brick SW 6327 · complementary (180°)
- Poseidon SW 6762 · analogous (−30°)
- Turkish Tile SW 7610 · analogous (+30°)
- Vigorous Violet SW 6838 · triadic (120°)
- Eminent Bronze SW 6412 · triadic (240°)
Intense Teal vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 14.9) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 13.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 17.2) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 13.7), more red/pink, more muted.
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 19.2) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 13.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.