I waited to give a review until I had it for a month or so I could be accurate. First off it looks great I get a lot of comments, I would say though to my wife and I its not black but a very dark gray like a cobalt gray color. It is very durable I work in rough conditions with no scratching or dings to date. From my research the ceramic rings are not a ceramic only but they have a additive in them to make them stronger and chip resistant, it also indicates in my research that the color is through and through unlike colored tungsten type rings. Update: I have had for over 6 months now it is very durable I work around a metal counter top and have tapped on it hundreds of times, even ran it back and forth on the metal counter just to see if it would scratch it has not scratched yet only scuffed it but it rubbed right out with a cloth.