I'd do the roof in a charcoal color. I agree the garage should blend in not stand out. The main front door should be made prominent, the photo looks confusing with two small doors. I think the door next to the garage is secondary, it should be the same color as the garage, make it disappear. The gutters should blend with the roof. I'd spend some time considering how to make the entrance inviting with a nice front door.

What is the location? If in Texas (or elsewhere in the South) a black roof will increase the amount of heat in the attic and increase the cost of air conditioning in the summer, which can be significant. To compensate for the dark roof, consider extra insulation in the attic, combined with power roof ventilation, and more vents in the soffit. It looks like the soffit is also going to need a good cleaning to get rid of that black mold or mildew before it is painted.

Hello Houzz folks - wanted to give a quick update on our project and maybe ask for a little more advice. We put off our roofing project (yay 2020!) but are about to pick it up again. In the meantime we have made some other changes inspired in part by this very thread, so it only feels right to share! First, we painted our garage door Urbane Bronze as suggested by one of the commenters here. We LOVE what it does to ground the front facade of our ranch and it really brings up the darker brown and black in our brick. Please pardon the crappy photos (and the overgrowth!) in this picture, which was taken as the first coat of paint was drying. Looked even better after the second coat! (No idea why this picture keeps coming in sideways!) Next we tackled the front door situation. I'd always wanted a vintage solid wood MCM door to match the age of the house. A friend found a PERFECT fit at a local Restore several years ago, and I finally got around to rehabbing it. After many hours sending, several tubes of wood filler, new glass and some paint, we had a vintage deep blue 3 lite door with black hardware. I'll update with a picture of our finished product later, but the color we used was Salty Dog by Sherwin Williams, which looks absolutely beautiful against the brick and the bronze storm door. Here's the Salty Dog color: And our door is similar to this: So now we will finally get around to the roof to wrap this all up!

Hi Kathy, I can't comment on colors as I'm in my own color dilemma but both Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore have free programs on their websites where you can upload your picture and try different colors out. My problem was it was really hard for me to draw lines around things like window trim and gutters in order to color them but you may fare better since you are not painting the body of the home just the trim details. Good luck!