ink black

Deep pen shade

Ink black describes the deepest, most saturated black—the color of fresh ink on paper.

The phrase emphasizes darkness without any hint of gray or other color: ink black hair, an ink black sky.

Like jet black or pitch black, it's used when ordinary "black" doesn't convey sufficient intensity.

Related
  • jetForced fluid stream
  • pitchFrequency of sound
  • ravenLarge black carrion bird
  • ebonyDense dark tropical wood
  • darkAbsence of light

darkness · obsidian · midnight · squid · pen · fountain pen · quill · tattoo · stain · smudge · blot · shadow · void · coal · soot · onyx · writing · calligraphy

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color lightness/darkness

ink blackpure white

Entirely without color

bright white · white · pearl white · ivory · bone white

color saturation/purity

ink blackwashed out

Faded or exhausted

faded · bleached · dusty · muted · colorless

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G