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105 Types of Black Color

 , September 03, 2018 updated on December 01, 2019
Black is the darkest color that results from the absence or absorption of visible light. It is often argued that black is not a color because it has no hue or wavelength of light. However, color is the result of human perception and people commonly perceive black as a color. Black is associated with night and has historically been viewed as a serious, authoritative, pious and solemn color. For example, in Europe, black has been viewed as the most formal and respectful color of dress since the 15th century. The following are common black and blackish colors.
Alien Black
#1a2228
Black
#000000
Black Bean
#4e4b4a
Black Chestnut
#252321
Black Chocolate
#1b1811
Black Coffee
#1d1817
Black Olive
#3b3c36
Black Pearl
#1e272c
Black Plum
#362b32
Black Sand
#5b4e4b
Black Soap
#19443c
Black Steel
#262335
Black Tie
#464647
Black Truffle
#463d3e
Black Walnut
#5e4f46
Blackened Brown
#442200
Blackened Pearl
#4d4b50
Blue Ash
#414654
Blue Charcoal
#262b2f
Carbon
#333333
Charcoal
#343837
Coffee Bean
#362d26
Cynical Black
#171717
Dark Chocolate
#1d0002
Dark Grey
#363737
Dark Water
#112222
Deepest Sea
#444d56
Dry Mud
#777672
Glossy Black
#110011
Gothic Grape
#120321
Gravel
#4a4b46
Heavy Charcoal
#565350
Heavy Grey
#050505
Iron
#5e5e5e
Kimono Grey
#3d4c51
Kurobeni
#23191e
Liquorice
#0a0502
Liquorice Green
#2a4041
Metropolis
#1a1a1a
Midnight Grey
#666a6d
Midnight Navy
#34414e
Mirage Blue
#636c77
Blackstrap Molasses
#2b2523
Moonlit Ocean
#293b4d
Napoleon
#404149
Night Shadow
#1c1c1c
Parisian Night
#323441
Peacoat
#2b2e43
Pencil Lead
#5c6274
Pig Iron
#484848
Pot Black
#161616
Off Black
#595652
Raisin
#524144
Raw Chocolate
#471700
Reflecting Pond
#203e4a
Reversed Grey
#080808
Rhinoceros
#727a7c
Rich Mocha
#3a2921
Root Beer
#2d1d1a
Dark Rosewood
#3c0006
Dark Royal Brown
#392925
Dark Raisin
#1a0f0f
Salem Black
#45494d
Sepia Black
#2b0202
Shadow Purple
#040008
Ship Grey
#3e3a44
Slate
#516572
Slate Black
#040707
Slate Grey
#59656d
Sombre Grey
#111016
Sooty Willow Bamboo
#4d4b3a
Space Grey
#110022
Squid Ink
#4d4e5c
Steel Wool
#777777
Stellar
#23323f
Stormy Weather
#58646d
Stout
#0f0b0a
Strong Coffee
#282922
Summer Night
#36576a
Tap Shoe
#2a2b2d
Tarmac
#5a5348
Tea Bag
#161311
Tornado Cloud
#121213
Treasure Island
#1c1d17
Turbulent Sea
#212a30
Very Dark Blue
#000023
Very Dark Brown
#140100
Very Dark Green
#031701
Very Dark Purple
#0f0012
Void
#010207
Volcanic Ash
#6f7678
Volcanic Glass
#615c60
Volcanic Sand
#404048
Vulcan Burgundy
#26181a
Walnut Hull
#1b1813
Warm Black
#000d0d
Wet Suit
#080706
Wind Cave
#1f2024
Winter Storm
#162124
Winter Waves
#102126
Wood Charcoal
#464646
Woodsmoke
#2b3230
Yacht Club Black
#222627
Young Night
#232323
Zombie
#595a5c

Why Black is a Color

Color is a characteristic of human visual perception as opposed to a physical property of light. As such, it is unhelpful to think of color in purely technical terms as wavelengths of light. Human color perception differs greatly from wavelengths of light due to the way the brain processes color such as color constancy whereby humans perceive the color of objects to be fixed when they are in fact varying with conditions. Color perception is also influenced by language and culture. Black is commonly treated as a color in most, if not all, languages and cultures. As such, it is considered a color.

Black & Color Models

In an additive color model, black is the background color and it is produced by an absence of color.
In a subtractive color model, white is the presumed background and black is produced with a mix of all primary colors.

Black & Color Wheels

Black does not typically appear as a section of a color wheel because it is not a primary color or a color of the rainbow. Likewise, composite colors such as brown and white are often not depicted on a color wheel. Color wheels that show mixed hues and tones may show black as an outer or inner layer of each color section.
Overview: Black Color
Type
Non-spectral Color
DefinitionThe darkest color that results from the absence or absorption of visible light.
CompositionAbsence of light
or
Combinations of dark hues that absorb sunlight
Primary ColorNo
Present in Sunlight
(color of rainbow)
No
Positive AssociationsFormal
Professional
Serious
Authoritative
Pious
Solemn
Negative AssociationsFear due to its association with the night and spaces that lack light. It should be noted that the night can also be viewed as a positive thing.
Special UsesFormal wear
Materials designed for thermal protection. Black radiates excess heat better than all other colors. For example, the underbelly of the space shuttle was black to reduce heat on reentry into the atmosphere.
Complementary ColorWhite
Color TemperatureCool
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References

Ray, Verne F. "Human Color Perception and behavioral Response." Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences 16.2 Series II (1953): 98-104.
Ray, Verne F. "Techniques and problems in the study of human color perception." Southwestern Journal of Anthropology 8.3 (1952): 251-259.
Pastoureau, Michel. Black: the history of a color. Princeton University Press, 2009.

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