I bought this to use with my RV as a dedicated hose to flush the black tank and figured the black color in the photo would be appropriate and keep me from confusing it with my other hoses.  Well, I knew the chance of getting a black hose was slim from reading the description but it seemed like an ok price to pay to keep my from having to either deal with a hose longer than I needed or buy one just to chop it down to my size.  In any case, I did not get a black hose, pale green.  On the positive side, it's a quality piece of hose with good fittings (not the best but what you would expect).  Another positive is that my hose measures in at 20 feet and 3 inches - well, depends how you look at it since I really wanted a 15' hose.  Anyway, I'm giving it a full five stars because I can't find any issues with it (at least for a normal consumer, which I am not) and it arrived in my hands less than 24 hours after I placed the order.  I just wish it was black, the extra length is ok and I'm sure I will appreciate that someday.