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Summary
black is a primary color[1]. black draws 9,601 Wikipedia views per month (primary color category, ranking #3 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: HTML4 named color[3], safest web colors[4]
- Subclass of: absorbed or reflected object light[5], achromatic color[6]
- Commons category: Black[7]
- Opposite of: white[8]
- SRGB color hex triplet: 000000[9]
- Has cause: complete absorption of light[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Black[11]
- OpenStreetMap tag: colour=black[12]
- Described by source: Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[13], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[14]
- Different from: Noir[15], Čierna[16]
- Symbolizes: mourning[17], elegance[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
- CSS color keyword: black[20]
- P14870: ont00000439[21]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for black include Blackpink[22], a girl group[23], in South Korea[24], founded in 2016[25]; Black Sea[26], an adjacent sea[27], in Bulgaria[28]; Negro[29], a demonym[30]; Nigger[31], a mascot character[32]; Bugatti La Voiture Noire[33], an automobile model[34], founded in 2019[35]; calomel[36], a mineral species[37]; Negro y Azul[38], a television series episode[39], directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá[40]; and Schwarzsee[41], a lake[42], in Switzerland[43].
Why It Matters
black has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] black is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for black include Blackpink[22], a girl group[23], in South Korea[24], founded in 2016[25]; Black Sea[26], an adjacent sea[27], in Bulgaria[28]; Negro[29], a demonym[30]; Nigger[31], a mascot character[32]; Bugatti La Voiture Noire[33], an automobile model[34], founded in 2019[35]; and calomel[36], a mineral species[37].