Why do you see so many items framed with a black mat?  The use of lots of color as far as the framing and matting of art work seems to cheapen the piece and distract from the artwork itself. Considered the absence of color, black is traditional, black goes extremely well with all colors. It also has differing overtones,  the color black is very fashionable and is seen as being refined, sexy, and extremely sophisticated. Black can make other colors appear clearer. We use the color black to convey classiness, style, and total elegance. Black is the ultimate dark color and makes art work and photography really stand out. Black mat will bring out all the detail of the artwork. Black works great with all art subjects from wildlife to abstract.