black

Summary

black is a primary color^[1]. black draws 7,904 Wikipedia views per month (primary_color category, ranking #3 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• black's instance of is recorded as primary color^[3].
• black's instance of is recorded as HTML4 named color^[4].
• black's instance of is recorded as safest web colors^[5].
• black is a type of absorbed or reflected object light^[6].
• black is a type of achromatic color^[7].
• black's Commons category is recorded as Black^[8].
• black is the opposite of white^[9].
• black's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 000000^[10].
• black's has cause is recorded as complete absorption of light^[11].
• black's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Black^[12].
• black's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as colour=black^[13].
• black's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[14].
• black's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[15].
• black's different from is recorded as Noir^[16].
• black's symbolizes is recorded as mourning^[17].
• black's symbolizes is recorded as elegance^[18].
• black's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[19].
• black's CSS color keyword is recorded as black^[20].

Body

Context

Recorded instance of include primary color^[3], HTML4 named color^[4], and safest web colors^[5].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for black include Black Sea^[21], an adjacent sea^[22], in Bulgaria^[23]; Nigger^[24], a mascot character^[25]; calomel^[26], a mineral species^[27]; melanophlogite^[28], a mineral species^[29]; Fekete^[30], a family name^[31]; Lac Noir^[32], a reservoir^[33], in France^[34], founded in 1928^[35]; Lago Nero^[36], a lake^[37], in Switzerland^[38]; and Yanacocha (Asunción)^[39], a lake^[40], in Peru^[41].

Why It Matters

black draws 7,904 Wikipedia views per month (primary_color category, ranking #3 of 4).^[2] black has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] black is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for black include Black Sea^[21], an adjacent sea^[22], in Bulgaria^[23]; Nigger^[24], a mascot character^[25]; calomel^[26], a mineral species^[27]; melanophlogite^[28], a mineral species^[29]; Fekete^[30], a family name^[31]; and Lac Noir^[32], a reservoir^[33], in France^[34], founded in 1928^[35].