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black

Color

Entityprimary color HTML4 named color safest web colorsQ23445

Also known as blackness

Instance of: primary color
, HTML4 named color
, safest web colors
Subclass of: absorbed or reflected object light
, achromatic color

Overview

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Black is a color that results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without chroma, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil, the Dark Ages versus the Age of Enlightenment, and night versus day. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this reason it is still commonly worn by judges and magistrates.

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Opposite of: white criterion used: contrast
Cause: complete absorption of light
SRGB color hex triplet: 000000
CSS color keyword: black start period: Cascading Style Sheets Level 1 Specification
Different from: Noir criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: noir
Čierna criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: čierna
Symbolizes: mourning
elegance
OpenStreetMap tag: colour=black

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