Anthracite grey
At first glance, Anthracite grey belongs to the blue family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. Its LRV of 8.1 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#383E42LRV
8.07
Anthracite grey in Rooms
Follow Anthracite grey from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 15 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
4 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
Across 4 kitchen cabinets images, Anthracite grey (RAL 7016) meets light moving across doors, rails and recessed panels. With an LRV of 8.1, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
RAL Classic Anthracite grey kitchen cabinets
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RAL Classic Anthracite grey 7016 kitchen cabinets
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5 Front Door Photos
Anthracite grey (RAL 7016) can change noticeably under direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
RAL Classic 7016 front door inspiration
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RAL Classic Anthracite grey 7016 front door paint
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RAL Classic Anthracite grey 7016 front door
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4 House Photos
Anthracite grey (RAL 7016) moves through 4 house images without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. With an LRV of 8.1, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
RAL Classic 7016 garage door color
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RAL Classic Anthracite grey 7016 exterior
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RAL Classic Anthracite grey 7016 garage door
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1 Kitchen Photo
In a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces, the most interesting quality of Anthracite grey (RAL 7016) may be the way it responds to stone, timber, tile and metal finishes. The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
RAL Classic Anthracite grey 7016 kitchen splashback
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1 Misc Photo
Anthracite grey (RAL 7016) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: With an LRV of 8.1, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate. Test it under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms.
RAL Classic Anthracite grey 7016 door
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Similar Colors
Iron grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Anthracite grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Beige grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 35 vs 8, Pearl beige is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 11 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 22 vs 8, Olive grey is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Grey beige reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 8), opening up a space where Anthracite grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.