It is black, and it is a pretty decent match to the M200's - the only real differences are that the model number on the 200's is silkscreened in green while the 990's is silkscreened in white and that the 990's faceplate has rounded corners in lieu of the M200's squared off corners (although rounded corners on something as shallow as an M200 would have to be very carefully done so as to not look odd). My 990 is visible through the glass of a cabinet door (at least the front display is, since the rest pretty much disappears behind the slightly tinted glass), while the pair of M200's are in plain sight on a shelf below the TV, so they aren't particularly close together in my setup. If they were all stacked together in a single open-front rack, I doubt the difference in corners or text color would elicit much comment.