This bed is good quality and easy to assemble. I ordered the espresso one and it does look like dark chocolate near black. However, there is still some red tone in it if you look closely in some angle. That doesn’t bother me because no one will look at it that except me. One small drawback is that there is no pre-drilled hole to attach this platform bed to a headboard.  I am happy with this purchase so this small drawback does not bother me. Overall I am satisfied.