Graphite black
RAL Classic's Graphite black is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its LRV of 4.9 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
#27292BLRV
4.87
Graphite black in Rooms
Follow Graphite black from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 16 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
3 Front Door Photos
Viewed across 3 front door images in a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression, Graphite black (RAL 9011) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 4.9, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
RAL Classic 9011 front door paint
@aadoubleglazing
RAL Classic Graphite black 9011 front door
@aadoubleglazing
RAL Classic Graphite black 9011 front door
@land.wiese
2 House Photos
Graphite black (RAL 9011) moves through 2 house images without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. With an LRV of 4.9, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
RAL Classic Graphite black 9011 door
@dom_w_zonkilach
RAL Classic Graphite black 9011 garage door
@fortisaluminiumltd
4 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
Graphite black (RAL 9011) can change noticeably under light moving across doors, rails and recessed panels. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
RAL Classic 9011 kitchen cabinets review
@alexmebel161
RAL Classic Graphite black 9011 kitchen
@texels.huysje
RAL Classic Graphite black 9011 kitchen cabinets
@texels.huysje
RAL Classic Graphite black 9011 painted cabinets
@allesvanzolder
7 Misc Photos
7 sourced room photos give the gallery a lived-in point of reference. Together they show Graphite black (RAL 9011) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
RAL Classic 9011 wall paint review
@swennoliver
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (12 vs 5) makes Slate grey the marginally brighter of the two.
Iron grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Graphite grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Anthracite grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Beige grey reflects far more light (LRV 17 vs 5), opening up a space where Graphite black encloses it.
At LRV 35 vs 5, Pearl beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Brown grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 45 vs 5, Pebble grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 22 vs 5, Olive grey is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 8 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 27 vs 5, Yellow grey is decisively the brighter choice.