The bed is not black, it has a greenish tint to it. Upon removing it from the packaging, there was a weird fishy smell coming from the sides for the bed. I have had the bed for about a week and the fishy smell still reeks. With that being said, I had to spray the bed down a few times with fabreeze which did not work, and buy a glade plug in for my bedroom. I can still smell the odor! This is very disappointing!