Black

Do you want to use this color in your promotional items? Here's what you should know!

Black is the absence of color or the total absorption of visible light. The color is used to represent sophistication, poise, and elegance.

For many years, black has been the color of evil and darkness. It was used to represent the underworld in Ancient Egypt and Greece. Romans, meanwhile, used black as the color of mourning. The color is also used to symbolize grief, fear, death, and remorse.

Examples of Black Color Symbolism

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Audrey Hepburn put the little black dress on the map in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s. When paired with her sparkly necklace and hair clip, the color looks sophisticated and elegant.

Halloween

Witches, bats, vampires, cats, spiders…you’ll see a ton of black color symbolism on Halloween. The color has spooky vibes, but when paired with orange, it also makes the holiday seem fun and exciting.

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Black Swan

Elegance and darkness. You get examples of both color meanings in the movie Black Swan. As a poised ballerina, Nina (Natalie Portman) needs to learn to let loose and embrace her dark side. She sprouts black wings at the end of the movie to symbolize that change.

Types of Black

Are you using black in your branding? Below are the color codes you may need!

Color	Hex Code	RGB	CMYK
Black	#000000	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 100
Asphalt	#0C0404	12, 4, 4	0, 67, 67, 95
Blackberry	#3A3A38	58, 58, 56	0, 0, 3, 77
Black Cat	#413839	65, 56, 57	0, 14, 12, 75
Black Licorice	#1A1110	26, 17, 16	0, 35, 38, 90
Black Olive	#3B3C36	59, 60, 54	2, 0, 10, 76
Black Red	#3D2022	61, 32, 34	0, 48, 44, 76
Cool Black	#151922	21, 25, 34	38, 26, 0, 87
Dull Black	#161616	22, 22, 22	0, 0, 0, 91
Ebony	#555D50	85, 93, 80	9, 0, 14, 64
Gothic Grape	#120321	18, 3, 33	45, 91, 0, 87
Iron Black	#343432	52, 52, 50	0, 0, 4, 80
Jet Black	#343434	52, 52, 52	0, 0, 0, 80
Midnight Black	#2B1B17	43, 27, 23	0, 37, 47, 83
Obsidian	#020403	2, 4, 3	50, 0, 25, 98
Onyx	#353839	53, 56, 57	7, 2, 0, 78
Smoky Black	#100C08	16, 12, 8	0, 25, 50, 94

Colors That Go With Black

Sometimes one color just isn’t enough! works best with any of these other colors.

Black Color Codes

HEX:

#000000

RGB:

0, 0, 0

CMYK:

0, 0, 0, 100

Pantone:

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Thread Color:

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