High Gloss Black vs Matte Red Metallic
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Matte Red Metallic (#700F23) 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; Matte Red Metallic in metallic. 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 Matte Red Metallic: the differences.
The first difference between High Gloss Black and Matte Red Metallic is depth: Matte Red Metallic reads darker, so it hides body lines that High Gloss Black shows. The second is the finish: High Gloss Black is offered in gloss, Matte Red Metallic in metallic. 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
- Matte Red Metallic Wrap · WR-78 · #700F23 3M · 2080 · M203 metallic
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.
Matte Red Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #700F23. It renders with a metallic 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 Matte Red Metallic 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
Matte Red Metallic on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Matte Red Metallic render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Matte Red Metallic, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Matte Red Metallic renders →Questions
- Which is darker, High Gloss Black or Matte Red Metallic?
- Matte Red Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #700F23, has a lower relative luminance than High Gloss Black at #474747.
- What finishes do High Gloss Black and Matte Red Metallic come in?
- High Gloss Black renders in gloss. Matte Red Metallic renders in metallic.
- Can I see High Gloss Black and Matte Red Metallic on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick High Gloss Black, then Matte Red Metallic, 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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