Anchors Aweigh
Sherwin-Williams's Anchors Aweigh is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its LRV of 3.4 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
#2B3441LRV
3.38
Anchors Aweigh's Color Strip
Anchors Aweigh is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Strip 253 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Anchors Aweigh in Rooms
Follow Anchors Aweigh from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 27 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
9 Living Room Photos
9 sourced room photos give the gallery a lived-in point of reference. Together they show Anchors Aweigh (9179) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Living room walls in Anchors Aweigh bring calm, coastal-inspired sophistication throughout.
@mulder_artistry
5 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
5 kitchen cabinets images place Anchors Aweigh (9179) in cabinetry, where color becomes part of the room’s architecture. With an LRV of 3.4, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Kitchen cabinets in Anchors Aweigh bring unexpected sophistication to everyday spaces.
@westwind_woodworkers
Anchors Aweigh cabinetry adds subtle color and modern appeal to the kitchen.
@customcabinetryfinishes
Kitchen cabinets painted in Anchors Aweigh add sophisticated depth.
@customcabinetryfinishes
Deep Anchors Aweigh cabinetry brings bold character to this kitchen.
@redesigned_on_highland
Rich Anchors Aweigh cabinet finish transforms the cooking space.
@hartmanhomesandinteriors
4 Front Door Photos
The 4 front door images turn a blue swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its muted saturation softens the color’s edges, making texture and shadow part of the composition.
Front door in Anchors Aweigh makes a striking dark statement.
@beautyby_bam
Dramatic entryway door painted Anchors Aweigh draws attention immediately.
@thecountrydollhouse
Bold Anchors Aweigh front door creates powerful curb appeal.
@woodshopdiaries
Charcoal Anchors Aweigh door anchors the home's elegant entrance.
@nethaniaelaine
2 House Photos
2 house images place Anchors Aweigh (9179) in an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky. With an LRV of 3.4, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Exterior painted in Anchors Aweigh exudes timeless architectural sophistication.
@orangeneva
Dark Anchors Aweigh exterior siding provides striking contrast and depth.
@brotherspainting_614
3 Bedroom Photos
3 bedroom images trace Anchors Aweigh (9179) through the slower pace of morning and night. Its place within 2017 Noir and Dreamer hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Bedroom accent wall in Anchors Aweigh adds moody sophistication.
@jenniflower2
Bedroom walls in Anchors Aweigh create a serene coastal retreat with soft blue tones.
@jenniflower2
A bedroom painted in Anchors Aweigh delivers calm sophistication with its muted blue-gray finish.
@jenniflower2
4 Misc Photos
Anchors Aweigh (9179) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms.
Storage cabinet painted in Anchors Aweigh brings cool, collected elegance to any room.
@scmdesigngroup
Painted storage pieces in Anchors Aweigh showcase rich, understated blue-gray depth.
@beverlincustomhomes
A dresser finished in Anchors Aweigh adds refined, nautical-inspired style to bedroom spaces.
@theclassyllama
Storage units painted in Anchors Aweigh display sophisticated blue-gray tones throughout.
@imkarensb
Coordinating Colors
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 3), opening up a space where Anchors Aweigh encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 3, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.
Quietude reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 3), opening up a space where Anchors Aweigh encloses it.
Trim Color
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 3), opening up a space where Anchors Aweigh encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 3 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 6 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 3 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 4 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 5 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Truly Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 3), opening up a space where Anchors Aweigh encloses it.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 3), opening up a space where Anchors Aweigh encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 3, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 3, Palisade is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (13 vs 3) makes Griffin the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 20 vs 3, Warm Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Mercurial reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 3), opening up a space where Anchors Aweigh encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Indigo Batik reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 3), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (13 vs 3) makes Luxe Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (14 vs 3) makes Denim the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Set a course for adventurous color with this dark, daring blue. Cool and deeply saturated, it's a refreshing choice for trim and exteriors.