Winter cycling clothes in full black
I think there is a case to be made that you will be less visible in dark colours. Anecdotally whenever I look down the road at a group of cyclists, it's the ones in large blocks of bold colours (not necessarily fluorescent) whom I can spot first. Bright but mixed patterns of colour are also less visible from a distance. I'm not saying anyone should be berated for wearing black - plenty of cars are black/grey/dark blue and certainly it's not cause to blamed in the case of an accident, but I do believe there's an increased risk. For something better than my opinion, consider the accident statistics for black cars.


  During daylight hours, black cars were up to 12 per cent more likely
  be involved in crashes than white vehicles, while at dawn and dusk,
  the figure rose to 47 per cent.


It's not a huge stretch to extrapolate this to cyclists.

As others have pointed out, how easily others can see you depends on the lighting conditions. Any time cars will have their lights on you should have as much reflective material (Scotchlite or similar) as possible. This isn't limited to clothing, you can buy tape for your bike in a variety of daytime colours (including black!).

Finally, whatever colours you wear, I would suggest using been-seen-by* lights at all times. Yes, even during the day. In many situations I believe this will make more difference than the colour of your clothes. Lights can be noticed at a glance and instantly identify you as a vehicle moving on the road, rather than a pedestrian or part of the scenery. However, be aware that even lights which provide side-visibility are often not bright enough to make you more visible from the side in daylight. For side visibility in daylight the best thing is to wear large blocks of bright colour.

* Be-seen-by lights - not necessarily bright enough to allow you to see the road ahead, but to make you visible to other road users)

Cleaning

I'd suggest that black will show the dirty less easily than lighter colours. Most of my bright-yellow clothing is spotted with muddsplatters and the occasional oil stain which would hardly show on black. Either way Goretex does require careful washing to keep its waterproof and breathable properties. I prefer not to use these additional products and just rinse in clean cold water instead.