Is Black actually a color?

Black is a color. It's the combination of all colors combined. They have said that black is "the absence" of color, but how can that be when it takes all the colors to create the color black? Black is a color and black is beautiful.

It varies to which historical point you would like to define black, but in a literary stand point, black is not a color since it can't be associated or mixed with other hues. Black is defined as lacking of hue and brightness wherein it can't absorb or reflect light or any rays composing it. However, in a fashion and art context, Black was one of the first colors used in art. In the early Middle Ages, princes , nobles and the wealthy usually wore bright colors; particularly scarlet cloaks from Italy. Black was rarely part of the wardrobe of a noble family. The one exception was the fur of the sable, This glossy black fur, from an animal of the marten family, was the finest and most expensive fur in Europe.It was imported from Russia and Poland and used to trim the robes and gowns of royalty.

Technically speaking black would be the lack of colour, which is a result of the whole spectrum of light being absorbed and none reflected. Despite this technicality, black is accepted in general terms to qualify as a colour since we can observe it. For all practical purposes we would only something that is transparent as having no colour, since we are not actually seeing anything of it.

I also feel this black color means darkness so I not like this color and in our family no black color allowed for ladies.

In my opinion, it actually makes sense to say that black is actually not a color. Because when we are in dark places without light, what we could see is actually a total black. In places where there is no light, we wouldn't be able to see anything too except black. However, there are things which is naturally black in color too, can we be really certain that black is not a color then?

In light spectrum, black is the absent of light, yes black is not a color, and white light is a mix of all light spectrum colors. But its the opposite in pigment color, white is the absent of color, so white is not a color, but black is the mixture of all pigment colors. Thats why canvas, paper, and anything else to draw, are white in color, not black.

I have read about that too but I don't agree. Black is a color, if it's not what else could it be. Colorless is transparent, so for me it's ridiculous to say it is not a color. If you mix black and white, you get gray. So is white and gray not colors too?

In my opinion also black is not a colour. I am having this opinion that in the electromagnetic spectrum, the human-eye can only see the visible light part of the spectrum, that is white light consisting of the all the seven basic light components. Since black is not one of thses colours, black itself is not a clour. On the contrary, it can be argued that the random combination of certain, if not all, colours can produce black. Therefore in my opinion, if black is a colour,it should be within the visible light spectrum but apparently it is not.

Is it, i never know nor did i get this idea. Good point actually.so we cannot see the color ,so its called as black, is it like that.Then what about white color. I thought the other way , as we cannot see any color in white ,it is named as white and colorless.

Hmm.. you confused me too. Now I know that black is the color. If I am asked what is the color of your hair, I will answer, at the top of my lungs ... blaaaaaaack. Now you are confusing me. But nevertheless, I will give you something to think about to. Check this site and let us see if Black is a color and white is not. Or Black is not a color and white is. http://colormatters.com