Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black SW 6258

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Tricorn Black for bedroom (7 photos)
Tricorn Black for living room (4 photos)
Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black for bathroom (4 photos)
Sherwin Williams SW 6258 on kitchen cabinets (7 photos)
Tricorn Black for exterior (5 photos)
Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black reviews (7 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black undertones?
Is Tricorn Black SW 6258 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Tricorn Black
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Tricorn Black SW 6258
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Tricorn Black SW 6258
Code:	SW 6258
Name:	Tricorn Black
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Top 50 Colors, Rejuvenation - Spring/Summer 2022, 2021 Tapestry, Trendsetter, West Elm, Reasoned

What color is Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black?

Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black SW 6258 is an extremely deep near-black with a clean, largely neutral appearance. Its #2f2f30 value keeps it from reading as a flat void, revealing a faint charcoal cast when light reaches the surface. In bright rooms, Tricorn Black can show its subtle softness and depth; in low light, it reads much closer to black. Use it for dramatic cabinetry, interior doors, window trim, or a focused accent wall rather than covering a small room from floor to ceiling. It pairs well with crisp white, pale oak, warm brass, natural stone, and textured linen for contrast against its dark finish.

Tricorn Black for bedroom (7 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black Bedroom Accent Wall

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Tricorn Black for living room (4 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black Accent Wall

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Sherwin Williams SW 6258 for bathroom (4 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark grey real bathrooms.

Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black Bathroom Wall Panelling

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Sherwin Williams SW 6258 on kitchen cabinets (7 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

SW Tricorn Black kitchen cabinets picture

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Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black Kitchen Cabinets

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Tricorn Black for exterior (5 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black reviews (7 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black Dining Room

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What are Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black undertones?

Tricorn Black is a very deep, low-saturation black that reads primarily as near-neutral rather than strongly warm or cool. In the supplied digital sample, any color bias is extremely subtle, with only a faint purple direction that is too weak to support a confident undertone label. Sherwin-Williams classifies Tricorn Black as a Neutral, which fits its visibly balanced black appearance. Warm artificial light may make its slight underlying color variation more noticeable, while cool daylight can keep it reading cleaner and more neutral.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#2F2F30

RGB code:

47, 47, 48

Is Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 240°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

SW 6258 Tricorn Black HSL code: 240, 1%, 19%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Tricorn Black

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black:

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Tricorn Black with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 60, such as Sherwin Williams Cocoon and Crushed Ice.

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LRV of Tricorn Black

Tricorn Black has an LRV of 2.85% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 2.85%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#2f2f30
RGB Decimal	47, 47, 48
RGB Percent	18.43%, 18.43%, 18.82%
HSV	Hue: 240° Saturation: 2.08% Value: 18.82%
HSL	hsl(240, 1, 19)
CMYK	Cyan: 2.08 Magenta: 2.08 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 81.18
YIQ	Y: 47.114 I: -0.321 Q: 0.311
XYZ	X: 2.722 Y: 2.851 Z: 3.202
CIE Lab	L:19.436 a:0.237 b:-0.639
CIE Luv	L:19.436 u:-0.048 v:-0.661
Decimal	3092272
Hunter Lab	16.884, -0.769, 0.574