I have the 8" Tab 3 in the "Gold-brown" color (the other standard color besides white) and to be honest it looks black in anything but direct sunlight. My wife still hasn't even noticed I upgraded from a black Tab 2 7" because it looks almost the same and she is a color maven (yeah, she hasn't picked up on the larger screen yet...)
@tiggrev
I finally got to see a Gold-Brown 7" tab and you are right. It was definitely dark enough to pass for black in most lighting, which is close enough. I just placed an order for an 8" one to arrive early next week.
Glad I could help. I think you'll like the 8" Tab 3, it's the perfect size and I use mine almost exclusively now for most tasks instead of my 7" and 10" tablets.