What Noir looks like
Noir is black. It is more neutral than the blue-black, green-black, brown-black, and charcoal colors that sit closest to it in the Hermès range.
The closest Hermès colors are Caban, Vert Foncé, Dark Bronze, Graphite, Bleu Indigo, and Vert Mangrove. Each moves away from Noir in a different direction: blue-violet, green, warm brown, gray, navy, or deep green. The Hermès color explorer shows these shades within the wider range.
Leather changes the surface more than the underlying color. Grain breaks reflected light into smaller highlights, while smooth Box, Swift, and Veau Monsieur show broader reflections. That is why one Noir bag can look matte and textured while another looks polished, even though both are black.
Closest colors to Noir
These six Hermès colors sit closest to Noir. Open any card for a side-by-side comparison, then use the three larger examples below to see the most useful distinctions.
A near-black shade with a faint blue-violet cast.
Caban carries a subtle cool tint. Noir is the more neutral black.
A very dark green with a muted green cast.
Vert Foncé shifts green in daylight. Noir remains black without a green undertone.
A very dark brown with a warm cast.
Dark Bronze moves toward brown. Noir stays black and does not carry that warmth.
Where we've seen Noir on Hermès
Across the online listings we tracked, Noir appeared on 7445 distinct product SKUs in 18 countries. Recent bag examples include the Picotin Lock 18 and 22, Picotin Lock micro, Evelyne 16 Sellier, and Halzan 25.
Availability and alert activity
The online listings we tracked covered 18 countries between Feb 2024 and Oct 2026. Restock alerts we logged were most numerous in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, France, and Australia; the charts show alert activity, not total supply or demand.
Monthly alert activity
Top countries so far
Noir by leather
The examples below show Noir in 13 leathers: Togo, Epsom, Swift, Box, Clémence, Hunter, Chevre, Chèvre Mysore, Evercolor, Negonda, Madame, Evergrain, and Veau Monsieur. Grain, firmness, and surface finish change how light crosses the black leather.
Preowned market snapshot
Current resale supply is 1820 listings available and 3692 sold across the resale sites we track.
These counts describe inventory we observed across the resale sites covered here. They do not represent every Noir bag for sale or every bag Hermès has made in the color.
Current supply is concentrated on Vestiaire Collective, Ginza Xiaoma, eBay, The RealReal, Sotheby's.