coal-black
Dark as soot
Coal-black describes the deepest, most intense shade of black, evoking the color of coal or charcoal.
It typically modifies hair, eyes, or other features to emphasize their darkness: Her coal-black hair gleamed in the lamplight.
The compound intensifies plain black, suggesting an absence of any lighter tones or sheen.
Dense dark tropical wood
- jetForced fluid stream
- sableBlack, in heraldry
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
- onyxLayered black-white gemstone
pitch · soot · anthracite · inky · starless · moonless · lightless · shadow
Highest-grade coal variety
- ligniteLow-rank sedimentary fuel
- bituminousContaining natural tar
- carbonaceousContaining or composed of carbon
- fossilizedMineralized organic remains
graphite · tar · pitch · creosote · sedimentary · mined · seam · deposit
Crow family member
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- glossySmooth and shiny
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
sleek · wing · beak · nevermore · gothic · ominous · crow · blackbird
ebony
Dense dark tropical wood
onyx · pitch · soot · anthracite · inky · starless · moonless · lightless · shadow · murky
anthracite
Highest-grade coal variety
- ligniteLow-rank sedimentary fuel
- bituminousContaining natural tar
- carbonaceousContaining or composed of carbon
fossilized · graphite · tar · pitch · creosote · sedimentary · mined · seam · deposit · coke
corvid
Crow family member
iridescent · sleek · wing · beak · nevermore · gothic · ominous · crow · blackbird · grackle
calligraphy
Ornamental handwriting art
- India inkPermanent black pigment liquid
- sumi-eJapanese monochrome brush painting
- fountain penInk-reservoir writing instrument
quill · pigment · dye · carbon · toner · stain · blot · tattoo · manuscript · brushstroke
coal-blacksnow-white
Completely, perfectly white
pure white · white · milk-white · ivory · alabaster
coal-blackchromatic
Relating to color
colorful · multicolored · vivid · polychromatic · technicolor
black, coal, charcoal, blacken, coals, blackness, blackest, blacker, blackish