- It is the darkest color, the result of the absence of or complete absorption of light.
- For the ancient Egyptians, black had very positive associations. it was the color of the rich black soil flooded by the Nile. It was the color of Anubis, the god of the underworld, who took the form of a black jackal, and offered protection against evil to the dead.
- Black can be defined as the visual impression experienced when no visible light reaches the eye.