It's brown, but the color is dark, like dark brown. It's not much different from black. This is a cord for a pendant. It's thin and flimsy. It should be 40cm long, but when you include the clasp, it's only about 39cm. It's short, so it won't hang down like a long necklace. There's also a 45cm one, and I opened it, but it wasn't much longer, just a little bit...