Black Color

About Black Color and Meaning

Black is the darkest color, resulting from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, a color without a hue, like white and gray. Since Black is an absence of light, sometimes it is not considered a color. As Hermann von Helmholtz says - "Black is real sensation, even if it is produced by entire absence of light. The sensation of Black is distinctly different from the lack of all sensations."

Black color psychology, emotion, and symbol

Black is a popular color in the fashion industry. Black color as dress goes with any color. Many fashion brands and retailers have used black color in their logos. On the positive side, black color has emotions of power, sophistication, attractiveness, and elegance. On the negative side, it is associated with the feeling of fear, evil, darkness, and bad.

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What color is Black?

Black color belongs to the Black color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Black is #000000, and the RGB color code is RGB(0, 0, 0).

In the RGB color model, Black has a red value of 0, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 100.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0.0 % saturation, and 0.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Black has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0.0 % saturation and 0.0 % brightness/value.

Black is cool or warm?

The color Black is neither cool nor warm color. It is a neutral color

What is the LRV of Black?

Black has an LRV of nearly 0. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.