Black & Dark Kitchen Cabinets

Black and dark kitchen cabinets in 13 lines: matte black, charcoal, deep navy and near-black greens, in shaker, slim shaker and slab doors. All wood boxes with dovetail drawers, ready to assemble or assembled. Part of our full kitchen cabinets range; compare with gray cabinets if you want depth without going fully dark.

Where dark cabinets work

Dark cabinets need light to push against. They are at their best on an island or lower run under white or light gray uppers, in a room with a window wall, or in a kitchen tall enough that the uppers do not close in. A full run of black in a small, dim kitchen is a commitment, and most people who try it wish they had kept the uppers light. Two-tone is the usual answer.

Matte black, charcoal and navy

True black (Legend's Black, TA's Charcoal Black, Fabuwood's Carbone Matte) is the sharpest contrast and the most modern. Charcoal (Catalina Antracita, Doric Charcoal) reads as very dark gray in daylight, which is softer and forgiving of dust. Navy (Galaxy Blue, Catalina Azul Marino, Luna Indigo) is dark enough to behave like black but warms up next to brass and wood. Deep greens like Legend's Aloe and TA's Tuscan Green belong in the same conversation; they are listed on their series pages.

Door styles in black

Black shaker is the farmhouse-modern standard: Timeless Shaker, Doric and the Legend Denali, Rainier and Teton paint lines all offer it, and the shaker collection compares the frame widths. Black slab is the contemporary option: Rushmore Paint on a face frame box, or Catalina and Ovela Catalina matte darks on a frameless box, both on the modern and slab page.

Living with dark cabinets

Matte and low-sheen blacks show fingerprints less than gloss, and the finish system for each line is on its series page. Dust and flour show more on black than on any other color, so a quick wipe is part of the routine. Scratches show as lighter lines on paint, which is why the melamine darks, with color through the surface layer, are worth a look for a hard-working kitchen.

Hardware on black

Brass and champagne bronze are the classic pairing and warm the room. Black-on-black hardware disappears and keeps the look minimal. Brushed nickel cools it. Our cabinet hardware range covers all three in matching knobs and pulls.

Order a sample door first

Black is black until it is next to another black. Undertones (blue, green, brown) show up against your countertop and floor. Order the sample.