RAL 7021 Black Grey

With an LRV of about 3, RAL 7021 Black Grey absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. RAL does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color. RAL is a physical standard. #303234 is a screen approximation of RAL 7021; sources list slightly different HEX values, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

RAL 7021 Black Grey in other brands

• Hempel 17210 Hempel Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Piercing Black Berger Paints 8A2614 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Midnight Benjamin Moore 2129-10 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Tribeca Corner Plascon 48 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Cobalt Night Dulux UK 1854794 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.5
• Tricorn Black Sherwin-Williams 6258 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.5

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as dark gray
• Protanopia Reads as dark gray
• Tritanopia Reads as dark gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as dark gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Nearby RAL greys

Questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 7021?

#303234 on screen, RGB 48, 50, 52. RAL is a physical standard, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

Is RAL 7021 Black Grey warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -0.4 and b value of -1.6 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Hempel color to RAL 7021 Black Grey?

Hempel 17210 (17210), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of RAL 7021 Black Grey?

≈ 3. RAL does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.