The 16 Best Medium to Dark Blue-Green Paint Colors

While paint color trends ebb and flow, a few lucky shades are timeless, including blue and green – which makes a lot of sense, as they often do their best work when mixed together. While each year’s most popular shade might vary in depth, blend, and intensity, you’ll often find some blue-green mix on the average home’s walls, cabinets, doors, or accent areas.

Many people love lighter blue-green blends, whereas others hanker for something a wee bit darker…or even a LOT darker. If that’s you, welcome to my club, where we love darker, moody, blue-green hues, wine, and Cornuts. We also have a soft spot for Ryan Reynolds (I won’t tell you where that soft spot actually is – wink wink).

As for terminology, some people call darker blue-green blends teal or aquamarine; it can depend on a color’s chroma (degree of color) and depth. Either way, you do you, boo. For this blog post, we’re calling them ‘blue-green’ with some ‘teal’ sprinkled here and there for sharts n’ giggles.

THE BEST PLACES TO USE DARKER BLUE-GREEN PAINT COLORS…

• For accent walls with a more moderate neutral on the remaining walls.
• On all the walls in a room for an enveloping look.
• For a contrasting palette, kitchen islands can look stunning in blue-green or teal, especially when the surrounding cabinets are white.
• Darker blue-greens look amazeballs on doors—French Doors, the inside of a front door, and the outside of your front door.
• On a bathroom vanity for a dash of depth and color.

So, without further ado, let’s explore this beautiful, bold, and badass hue…

1. SHERWIN WILLIAMS RIVERWAY 6222

We have to start with my favorite—and yes, just like my boyfriends, I play favorites. Just joking; I’m happily married (at least until he reads that comment about Ryan Reynolds). Anyway, Riverway is my favorite blue-green paint color, and I often recommend it to my clients for a range of paintable projects.

With the perfect (personal opinion) blend of blue, green, and gray, Riverway is a great way to get a tealish look without overdoing it in the color department. Of course, if you love cleaner, more cheerful shades, Riverway will be a real mood-killer, but if you’re like me and dabble in earth tones, it should be right up your alley…or your river might be more the point.

Riverway looks slightly sophisticated on the island in this kitchen. Once wood floors are in, its blue-green should contrast nicely. If you love Riverway, compare it to these other popular shades (which include some of the colors below!)

Paint Color Review of Sherwin Williams Riverway

2. SHERWIN WILLIAMS STILL WATER 6223

Would you like still water or bubbly? Have you ever been asked that at a restaurant and said ‘Ermmm, can I just have tap water?‘ Anyway, Still Water is one beautiful dark, blue-green paint color that’s sure to quench your thirst.

Coming with a considerably low LRV of 10, Still Water has some serious meat on its bones while still holding onto the blue-green title.

This is much different from holding onto the blue-green tittie, which is what I first typed.

Color-drenched rooms are reasonably popular, and one of my Online Color Consulting clients wanted to try a darker hue on your walls, trims, and ceiling – she chose Still Water…

As for this next photo, can we just have a moment to look at the view?

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This particular client read enough of my blogs to know that a screenshot of this bad boy would go over well…and it did…and it still does – some colors fetishes things are timeless.

Between blue and green, Still Water oftens skews a bit green over blue, but the blue is still there to offer some balance.

3. BENJAMIN MOORE AEGEAN TEAL 2136-40

COME TO MOMMA! I love Aegean Teal, not just because it was the Color of the Year for 2021 (I often don’t agree with their choices). Aegean Teal was a great choice: it was popular in 2021 and still retains some popularity, which speaks to its longevity and versatility.

Get your Peel & Stick sample of Aegean Teal HERE. 

With its LRV of 25.13, Aegean Teal is more moderate than several previous shades. Sure, it still packs a wallop, but thanks to its blend, it’s not remotely punchy or heavy.

Aegean Teal blends blue and green with a mild allegiance to blue over green in most rooms. It also has a modest gray backdrop, meaning it’s a ‘color-forward’ shade. Like some of the previous shades, its approach isn’t overwhelming thanks to this gray undercurrent.

4. SHERWIN WILLIAMS DEEP SEA DIVE 7618

Do you like to dabble in the more colorful end of things, my freaky, colorful little friend? If so, dive into the deep end (skinny dipping recommended) with Deep Sea Dive. While it’s not as bright as a few upcoming shades, it has more saturation than the average, popular shade of teal or darker blue-green blend.

As for its blend, Deep Sea Dive is a wickedly balanced shade of teal, with no strong preference for blue or green. Sure, compare it to a more blue-centric teal, and it will seem green—the same goes for a green-centric teal. But in the end, this color holds court with both shades!

5. SHERWIN WILLIAMS MOODY BLUE 6221

This color is moodier than me at my time of the month. Just joking, I’m a gem all the time…right, Tim?

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Moody Blue has an LRV of 27, so it parks its moody ole arse in the medium depths – more or less in the middle. This makes it a great option for so many painting projects. While some darker or more colorful shades can be intimidating, a color like Moody Blue is appealing for an entire room, kitchen cabinets (yup, all of them), front doors, and more.

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Check out my pre-approved CURATED TEAL COLOR BUNDLE including Moody Blue! 

6. BENJAMIN MOORE MEDITERRANEAN TEAL 2123-10

Before Sherwin Williams’ top teals hit the market, BM’s Mediterranean Teal laid the groundwork.

This dark shade of blue-green has an LRV of 10.56, about the same as SW Still Water. The difference is in the blend, as Mediterranean Teal leans harder into green with a more minor blue backdrop. Of course, there’s some gray in there, too – enough to calm it down without hampering its style.

Does this make Mediterranean Teal more of a variation of Hunter Green?

This is open to interpretation; Benjamin Moore claims it is. If you ask me, it has a weeee willy wink too much blue (and gray) to hit the Hunter Green range, but it’s darn close.

Here’s your Peel & Stick sample of Mediterranean Teal!

7. BENJAMIN MOORE DARK PEWTER 2122-10

If you’re anything like your favorite Ginger, you love grayed-out colors. On the other hand, if I’m not your favorite Ginger, we need to talk. Regardless, you might just love Dark Pewter.

Dark Pewter has an LRV of 10.79, so it’s pretty skookum. While many of the colors in this blog post have similar LRVs, most have more ‘color’ and less gray—not Dark Pewter. It’s still ‘color-forward,’ meaning you’ll see blue-green before you see gray, but it has more gray than some others, making it more earth-toned and organic.

In all fairness, while this next kitchen island looks stunning, it’s as colorful as you can expect Dark Pewter to look, likely due to the quality of direct natural light on the end of the cabinet…

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8. SHERWIN WILLIAMS CLOUDBURST 6487

Are you looking for a vibrant, exciting shade of teal or a bedazzling blu-green? Check out Cloudburst. Its name might make you think it contains a lot of gray, but you’d be wrong. It has a bit, but Cloudburst is very color-forward, most often appearing with a dominant blue hue backed by an undercurrent of green.

And it ain’t no one tricky pony. Cloudburst is great for kids’ rooms, accent walls, beach-inspired rooms, kitchen islands, front doors, and more!

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If you like Cloudburst, check out Sherwin Williams Grand Canal, which is the sample on the left.

Here’s a blurry but still helpful shot of Cloudburst samples on a kitchen island for one of my Online Paint Color consults (which 99.5% of my images are from)…

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9. SHERWIN WILLIAMS FOGGY DAY 6235

Foggy Day is one of my favorite blue-green-gray blend paint colors and one of the lighter, more muted options on this page.

I love Foggy Day so much that I chose it for the board-and-batten in our upstairs landing and family room. Its LRV of 20 makes it a medium-depth, stormy shade of blue-green-gray. It’s also far more gray-centric than the other options, showing you another side of popular blue-green-gray paint colors.

Sherwin Williams Foggy Day Color Review

10. BENJAMIN MOORE BELLA BLUE 720

As its name suggests (for once), Bella Blue is a gorgeous shade of blue. However, with a decent amount of green, Bella Blue sneaks in as a teal and is great for those who prefer their blue-green blends a touch more on the blue side.

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Bella Blue has an LRV of 17.5, putting this sweet girl in the medium-dark range, while reading like a medium depth because of her intensity. If you love Bella Blue but wish she were wilder and crazier, check out Benjamin Moore Calypso Blue.

11. SHERWIN WILLIAMS TEAL STENCIL 0018

If you’re looking for a moderate, medium-depth blue-green blend, Teal Stencil could be the one for you. With a stunning mix of blue and green, Teal Stencil brings some serious color to the table (or your walls, might be more the point) without entering the super ‘colorful’ end of things.

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Teal Stencil has an LRV of 19, putting it on the lower, darker end of the medium range. However, its color (chroma) makes it feel a bit brighter than more muted shades.

Here’s Teal Stencil compared to other popular (but lighter) blue-green mixes. This is a great example of its depth and power compared to the softer range of teal-inspired colors…

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If you love Teal Stencil, keep reading (even if you don’t, keep reading anyway), as Caribbean Teal picks up where Teal Stencil leaves off—with a tweak.

12. BENJAMIN MOORE CARIBBEAN TEAL 2123-20

If you thought Teal Stencil was a slam dunk, you might want to reconsider. Coming in hot on its teal heels is Caribbean Teal. While you might expect Caribbean Teal to embrace the more colorful end of the blue-green world, it doesn’t. In fact, as far as teals go, it’s pretty tame. Compared to Teal Stencil, Caribbean Teal is slightly grayer while still showing up at the party with bells on.

This said, it’s still very color-forward, with a reasonably balanced, moody, blue-green blend. It just has more gray than you might expect (given its name).

13. SHERWIN WILLIAMS MEDITERRANEAN 7617

If the previously mentioned Riverway floated your boat, try dipping your toes into Mediterranean. This beautiful blueish hue has a modest green backdrop and gray to calm it down. It’s really just like Riverway, just a bit more blue and a wee wink lighter.

Look at this cutie-patootie exterior slathered in Mediterranean (which is my least favorite word to type, btw). Look at the bottom right corner and how the sunshine lightens and brightens it compared to the main siding area…

Here’s a look from a different angle…

In the above image, notice how Mediterranean seems more blue-centric on the left. However, look at that gorgeous blue-green hue popping up on the top left and bottom right – MAD LOVE!

Schlong story short, if you like a teal that leans a bit more blue, grab a sample of Mediterranean.

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14. SHERWIN WILLIAMS SEAWORTHY 7620

Go big or go home. That’s Seaworthy’s motto, thanks to its wickedly low LRV of 7. Now, while many of the colors on this page are reasonably balanced, Seaworthy caters to blue. Sure, there’s some green and gray, but expect a more dominant blue hue on your walls, door, or cabinets.

Here’s your Peel & Stick sample of Seaworthy

15. BENJAMIN MOORE KNOXVILLE GRAY HC-160

If your idea of a good time includes a lot of gray, you might love Knoxville Gray. Personally, I’m not a teal fan, as I find it a bit abrasive in my home. But give me a teal with a buttload (technical term) of gray in it, and we’re talkin’.

Knoxville Gray is a stunning shade with an LRV of 15.68. That puts it in the medium-dark range, but it reads more like a medium thanks to its color. With a reasonably balanced blend of blue, green, and gray, Knoxville Gray is a great way to get the look of teal without the intensity.

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Here’s Knoxville Gray in a hallway, popping generously with the wood floor and contrasting white trim…

16. SHERWIN WILLIAMS MOUNT ETNA 7625

Ooooo boy, if you thought Seaworthy was one swarthy sailor, you haven’t met Etna. Mount Etna is the darkest and most muted shade of teal on this page. With a WHOPPINGLY low LRV of 6, Mount Etna is a teal-black blend that adds instant drama and sophistication to whatever you paint it on.

Here’s your Peel & Stick sample of Mount Etna! 

THE BEST, BRIGHT, COLORFUL TEAL OR AQUA PAINT COLORS

If the above colors feel a bit ‘womp womp wommmmmp’, you’re probably looking for a teal with some serious color power. I got you, boo.

However, very few Online Color Consulting clients or readers ask for these shades, so they can’t be the main part of this blog post. Instead, I’ve got a lovely little list for you to check out.

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• Sherwin Williams Gulfstream is a gorgeous, saturated shade of teal with an LRV of 18. There’s also the darker Maxi Teal, but Gulfstream does the job without the more drastic depth.
• Sherwin Williams Splashy is coming in HOT (or cold might be the point) with an intensely colorful approach to teal! This bad boy has an LRV of 21 and even more fire water power than Gulfstream, which is saying a lot.
• Benjamin Moore Surf Blue is right down there with Splashy in saturation and color power. Want to lighten and brighten that up? Check out Benjamin Moore Cool Aqua for a brighter but moderately lighter look.
• While Benjamin Moore Blue Spa isn’t as bright as the above aqua-teal colors, it still packs a punch and is a glorious approach to blue and green! With an LRV of 29.38, it’s an awesomely moderate, medium-depth color.
• Benjamin Moore Peacock Blue is one of my favorite, brighter shades of teal or aqua. While some gray calms it down, it still has a gorgeous blue-green hue.

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