Black Kitchen Cabinets: 23 Finishes, True Black to Charcoal

Black kitchen cabinets in our catalog run from true blacks like Tricorn Black and Pitch Black to charcoals and blue-black midnights. We carry 23 black door-and-color variants across shaker, slim shaker, slab and raised panel doors, on plywood boxes on our main lines. Black reads modern, and a white countertop gives it the sharpest contrast.

Our catalog holds 23 black door-and-color variants: 11 shaker, 5 slab, 4 raised panel and 3 slim shaker.

By line, 11 are stock, 7 pre-assembled, 3 RTA and 2 semi-custom. Twenty are framed, 3 frameless. Shaker is our biggest group in black.

Three tones of black

• True blacks: Tricorn Black, Pitch Black and Carbone Matte.
• Charcoal: Charcoal Black and Matte Charcoal.
• Midnight, the blue-black end: Cassandra Midnight and Escada Midnight Blue.

Our painted lines use solid wood or HDF stiles and rails with a 3/8 to 5/8 inch MDF center panel, and slim shaker stiles and rails measure 0.60 inch. The frameless slab line is different: lacquered MDF-core doors on a 3/4 inch engineered furniture board box. We tell you which part is which on every door. A custom paint color is available on the semi-custom line, our nearest thing to custom cabinets and custom cabinetry.

Color doesn't move the price inside a line. A 30-inch base cabinet (B30) runs $184 to $256 in our stock line and $342 to $1,186 in pre-assembled, black or not. Cabinets only; assembly, installation and delivery are extra. Wall cabinets start at $43 and base cabinets at $87 on RTA and stock. See pricing, stock and pre-assembled.

Tricorn Black and Pitch Black show dust and fingerprints sooner than a charcoal like Charcoal Black, and that gap is the first thing to weigh.

• Fingerprints and dust. The darker the door, the clearer a smudge near the pull. Charcoals and midnights hide more than a true black. A soft damp cloth does the job.
• Light. In a small kitchen with one window, a full black perimeter can feel tight. White storage uppers over black bases, or lighting under the uppers, fixes it.
• Chips. A chipped edge on a black door shows the lighter material underneath.

For context, 82% of respondents in NKBA's 2026 Kitchen Trends survey named under-cabinet lighting. We don't paint or reface existing cabinets, so black is chosen at order. Judge a door in your own light before you sign.

White quartz installed by our crew starts around $49 per sq ft (Sparkling White, White Linen), and a white top gives black doors the hardest contrast. Most quartz runs $53 to $60. Prices are installed within 100 miles of Alpharetta, labor included.

Granite and quartzite install from $47 to about $148 per sq ft. See white quartz and white granite. Until then, ask at the design desk.

White oak is the finish in about 7 of 10 of our kitchens, so black bases with a white oak island are easy to draw in 3D. A white perimeter with a dark island is a move we've built. In our Johns Creek kitchen the cooktop and hood moved to the island, so the perimeter stays quiet: white shaker uppers and bases, white quartz, and a dark painted shaker island. Before the 3D was signed we checked the cooktop-to-hood clearance and the gas line location. See that project and two-tone colors.

See hardware, backsplash and flooring. Our projects gallery has no black kitchen yet.

Five of our 23 black variants are slab, the cleanest door for a black kitchen in 2026. For context, NKBA's 2026 Kitchen Trends survey of 634 respondents puts slab doors at 69%, minimalism at 60% and white oak at 51%.

The figures we hold from that survey don't include a share for black, so we won't quote one. To keep black current, pick a clean door: slab or slim shaker with 0.60 inch stiles, in a matte charcoal rather than a high-gloss black. Black bases with a white oak island fit the white oak number too. Keep the layout simple and add light. A black kitchen looks dated when everything is black and nothing is lit.

It starts with free 3D design. Changes take one message, and the design stays valid for 10 days. Send photos from all sides, ceiling height, wall lengths, and window, plumbing, fridge and gas positions. You open the 3D on your phone.

Then we confirm the full design with all dimensions, send a payment link with specs, you re-check and sign, and it goes into production. After sign-off and payment there is no cancellation, return or exchange. Check twice. Delivery usually comes about 10 days after shipment; production is quoted per project. Our own crew installs within 100 miles of Alpharetta. We deliver anywhere in Georgia and ship across the US on request. Our rating is 4.8 from 103 Google reviews.

Book a design consultation and a showroom visit, for a kitchen remodel, a full kitchen renovation or the dream kitchen you've sketched for years. We also do bathroom remodeling, bathroom vanities and kitchen and bathroom work together. Our free design is where layout and budget start, and every customer gets a personal manager. Prime Cabinet Store, 4700 Atlanta Hwy, Alpharetta, GA 30004, (470) 460-6180. Homeowners get kitchen remodeling with cabinets and countertops designed in 3D and installed by our own crew within 100 miles.