The color is more of a space gray rather than a true "black" color. That aside, the quality is nice and a huge upgrade from ABS. But if you are looking for a true black color I would look at a different key set. I wish I had read the reviews prior to ordering as I would have bought the Ducky set instead.

These are not black not even close. Here is an image for comparison http://i.imgur.com/MMT9fNX.jpg
Good news though there is a 1.75u shift key.

As far as quality goes, these are the best key caps I've used yet. However, these should not be advertised as 'black' as they are very, very grey in color. I don't even know if I'd considered them dark grey. I'm disappointed in the color as I was going for an all black stealth look, but now I guess I'll settle for a black and grey theme. I would do a return, but paying a restocking fee for something that wasn't advertised is something I don't want to deal with.

Great quality, but they are wrongly advertised as black. They are actually grey.

This is the set of EnjoyPBT! Perfect.

Overall, a great keycap set and outstanding value. With 120 pieces, there is no need to worry about your layout. Standard, non-standard, you name it: this will cover it (aside from extremes like the Ergodox.)

Gateron PBT is known in the mechanical keyboard world as one of the best, highest quality PBT keycap manufacturers. It is rumored that even EnjoyPBT, another top manufacturer, actually uses Gaterons and adds their own legends.

Anyways, compared to the commonly known Vortex PBT (Pok3r, etc.), these Gaterons are thicker, more uniform, and in the beloved Cherry profile. Coming from Stock ABS sets & Vortex PBT, these are a true joy to use. I picked up both the Dark Grey & Black sets and they're both amazing. Even the spacebars have very little deformity, which is unusual, due to the natural of PBT plastic. I have a strong feeling I'm going to be sorely disappointed by Signature Plastic's DSA !!

Buy with confidence. Mechanicalkeyboards.com, you guys rule!