We are very pleased we purchased these chairs. The colour is perfect. As you can see in the photos the colour works for me. My island is a dark bronze. The chairs pick up the bronze from the island. If they are against black they would look more black. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a black chair. Easy to put together, I received everything I needed to assemble them. The seat is really comfortable. The back is also comfortable. They were worth the money.