Dead Matte Black vs Gloss Atomic Teal
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Dead Matte Black (#464646) reads darker than Gloss Atomic Teal (#0389B6), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Gloss Atomic Teal lifts them. Dead Matte Black comes in matte; Gloss Atomic Teal in gloss. Body shape, paint condition and the light you shoot in move both colours further than a swatch chip suggests. Seeing them on your own car settles it, free, in a couple of minutes.
See both on your own carDead Matte Black vs Gloss Atomic Teal: the differences.
The first difference between Dead Matte Black and Gloss Atomic Teal is depth: Dead Matte Black reads darker, so it hides body lines that Gloss Atomic Teal shows. The second is the finish: Dead Matte Black is offered in matte, Gloss Atomic Teal in gloss. Low light, curved panels and your own trim decide the rest, and none of that shows up on a swatch. Render both on your car and compare them there.
Side by side
- Dead Matte Black Wrap · WR-108 · #464646 3M · 2080 · DM12 matte
- Gloss Atomic Teal Wrap · WR-123 · #0389B6 3M · 2080 · G356 gloss
Dead Matte Black is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #464646. It renders with a matte finish — the sheen belongs to the film itself, so there is no separate finish to pick. Body shape, paint condition and the light you photograph in all change how it lands, so the only honest preview of Dead Matte Black is one made from a photo of your own car.
Gloss Atomic Teal is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #0389B6. It renders with a gloss finish — the sheen belongs to the film itself, so there is no separate finish to pick. Body shape, paint condition and the light you photograph in all change how it lands, so the only honest preview of Gloss Atomic Teal is one made from a photo of your own car.
Renders
Dead Matte Black on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Dead Matte Black render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Dead Matte Black, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Dead Matte Black renders →Real renders
Gloss Atomic Teal on real cars.
2 renders shared publicly by people who specced their own car in Gloss Atomic Teal.
All Gloss Atomic Teal renders →
Questions
- Which is darker, Dead Matte Black or Gloss Atomic Teal?
- Dead Matte Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #464646, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss Atomic Teal at #0389B6.
- What finishes do Dead Matte Black and Gloss Atomic Teal come in?
- Dead Matte Black renders in matte. Gloss Atomic Teal renders in gloss.
- Can I see Dead Matte Black and Gloss Atomic Teal on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Dead Matte Black, then Gloss Atomic Teal, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.
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