Black color trivia: 50 facts about the darkest color

Black is considered the darkest color of all. But how many things do we know about it?

Let’s find out more about the black color, that some people consider too black, while others simply love it!

1. Black exists when light doesn’t.
2. Black is the darkest color, the result of the absence or complete absorption of visible light.
3. It is an achromatic color, a color without hue, like white and gray.
4. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness.
5. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil.
6. Black and white represent day and night.
7. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this reason, is still commonly worn by judges and magistrates.
8. Black was one of the first colors used by artists in neolithic cave paintings.
9. In the 14th century, it was worn by royalty, clergy, judges, and government officials in much of Europe.
10. It became the color worn by English romantic poets, businessmen and statesmen in the 19th century, and a high fashion color in the 20th century.
11. There is a special offer day during the day when the sales are literally on fire: Black Friday.
12. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Thursday and the unofficial start to the Christmas shopping season.
13. It started back in 1951 when factory workers began calling in sick the day after Thanksgiving to pull a four-day weekend
14. It was such a problem that factory managers referred to the day as “Black Friday” to note the drop in production.
15. In fashion, many people believe black looks good with everything.
16. This is why is considered that every woman needs to have a “little black dress”.
17. In most parts of the world black cats signify bad luck.
18. But in much of England, black cats signify that good luck is on its way.
19. In the English Midlands, black cats were traditionally given as wedding gifts to bring happiness to the bride.
20. In Japan, single women who own black cats and thought to be more attractive.
21. Black is also the color worn at funerals, at least in the West.
22. In India and China, white is the color of death and mourning and not black.
23. Vantablack is the world’s darkest material.
24. It absorbs 99.9% of light, making the surface it covers look like a void.
25. Metallica’s 1991 self-titled fifth album—better known as The Black Album—has sold over 16 million copies.
26. Over 25 years later, it continues to be one of the top-selling rock albums week-on-week.
27. The color black has long been associated with power.
28. The black card has no limit when you spend.
29. It’s available by invitation only.
30. It will set you back $7,500 just to sign up, plus a $2,500 annual fee.
31. When cellphones first came out, they had tiny black and white screens.
32. Also, television shows only appeared in black and white.
33. The little black dress was worn by Audrey Hepburn in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
34. It is so popular that when some new trend blazes through pop culture, it gets labeled “the new black.”
35. For example, one of the most popular Netflix series is named “Orange Is the New Black”.
36. In most martial arts, a black colored belt is more likely to mean that a person has become competent in the basic techniques and principles.
37. But many people believe that when you have a black belt in the martial arts, you have mastered them.
38. According to Stephen Hawking black holes aren’t so black.
39. One of the most famous songs of Amy Winehouse is “Back to Black”.
40. Back to Black is a song about a past lover.
41. There is also the black humor that is s really different kind of humor and jokes than the normal!
42. Black comedy is a comedy that is created out of a tragic event or situation.
43. The black market is the illegal trade of goods or money.
44. Renoir believed that the queen of all colors was black.
45. In medieval paintings, devils are painted black.
46. Black was one of the most important colors used by ancient Greek artists.
47. In the 6th century BC, they began making black-figure pottery and later red figure pottery, using a highly original technique.
48. Well according to physics black (and white) are not a color at all.
49. Why is that? Because if color is solely the way physics describes it, the visible spectrum of light waves, then black and white are outcasts and don’t count as true, physical colors.
50. There are not black roses. They are really dark red ones.