Counter Top Dilemma

Friends!  We need your help.  We are going to replace our plain counter tops with granite and add a back splash.  The debate is whether we should get black granite or a lighter color granite.  Here's what our kitchen looks like now:

The kitchen island in the front is something we got at IKEA and is not connected to the floor.  We will most likely not change the counter top on this.  The only counter top we have is to the right side where the sink is (so really, it's a very small reno).  Here's a close up view of the counter top:

Just to give you an idea, the cabinets above the sink are originals and they are the only cabinets in the kitchen that are white.  The rest of the cabinets (that you can't see, and there are a good number of them) are the same color as under the sink.  All of our appliances are black.

So, now that you have somewhat of an idea of what our kitchen looks like, black or light colored granite???  

Here's an example of black:

Cast your vote!