High Gloss Black vs Matrix Black
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Matrix Black (#212121) reads darker than High Gloss Black (#474747), so it holds shadow in the body lines where High Gloss Black lifts them. High Gloss Black comes in gloss; Matrix Black in matte. 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 carHigh Gloss Black vs Matrix Black: the differences.
The first difference between High Gloss Black and Matrix Black is depth: Matrix Black reads darker, so it hides body lines that High Gloss Black shows. The second is the finish: High Gloss Black is offered in gloss, Matrix Black in matte. 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
- High Gloss Black Wrap · WR-114 · #474747 3M · 2080 · HG12 gloss
- Matrix Black Wrap · WR-95 · #212121 3M · 2080 · MX12 matte
High Gloss Black is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #474747. 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 High Gloss Black is one made from a photo of your own car.
Matrix Black is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #212121. 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 Matrix Black is one made from a photo of your own car.
Renders
High Gloss Black on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public High Gloss Black render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick High Gloss Black, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All High Gloss Black renders →Renders
Matrix Black on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Matrix Black render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Matrix Black, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Matrix Black renders →Questions
- Which is darker, High Gloss Black or Matrix Black?
- Matrix Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #212121, has a lower relative luminance than High Gloss Black at #474747.
- What finishes do High Gloss Black and Matrix Black come in?
- High Gloss Black renders in gloss. Matrix Black renders in matte.
- Can I see High Gloss Black and Matrix Black on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick High Gloss Black, then Matrix Black, 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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