The item description says it is black but it is dark gray. As soon as you touch it, there are fingerprints that look unsightly. The dinnerware is light and not of good quality but the price was low, so that is to be expected. Unless my price was a sale price. My total price for 2 sets came to $33. That is about how much they were worth.
If you are looking for cheap, that smudges easily, and isn't black, these are for you. If you are looking for black, quality dinnerware, keep looking. You aren't there yet.
I am returning these. There is no way I would ever gift these or put them on my dinner table.