I ordered this to match a black suit and it had a brownish tint. I looked at the information on the box and order form to see if I was accidentally sent a brown tie instead, but all indications were that this WAS the black tie, but it is just a brownish black. Which does not go well with a suit that is just plain old black. I haven't returned it yet, but I plan on it, which is, of course, a hassle.