Black Black is a color that results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without chroma, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness.Eva Heller, ''P ...

is a color corresponding to the absence of light. Black may also refer to:

People and fictional characters

Black people Black is a racial classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid- to dark brown complexion. Not all people considered "black" have dark skin and often additional phenotypical ...

, a racial categorization of humans mostly used for people of Sub-Saharan African descent, Indigenous Australians and Melanesians *

Black (singer) Colin Vearncombe (26 May 1962 – 26 January 2016), known by his stage name Black, was an English singer-songwriter. He emerged from the punk rock music scene and achieved mainstream pop success in the late 1980s, most notably with the 1986 si ...

(1962–2016), a stage name for Colin Vearncombe *

Black (surname) Black is a surname which can be of either English, Scottish, Irish or French origin. In the cases of non-English origin, the surname is likely to be an Anglicisation. Notable persons with that surname include: List A * Aaron Black (disambiguat ...

, a list of people and fictional characters *

List of people known as the Black The Black is an epithet for the following: People * Alan the Black (died 1098), second lord of Richmond * Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond (died 1146), Breton noble * Benedict the Moor or the Black (1526–1589), Italian saint of the Catholic and Luther ...

, various people, real or fictional

Places

Terrestrial

*The

Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal sea, marginal Mediterranean sea (oceanography), mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bound ...

, a sea between Europe and Asia *

Black, Alabama Black is a town in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1905. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census, the population was 221, an increase over the figure of 207 tabulated in 201 ...

, a town, United States * Black, Illinois, an unincorporated community, United States *

Black, Missouri Black is an unincorporated community in northern Reynolds County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 49 on the Middle Fork of the Black River, approximately six miles north-northeast of Centerville and southwest of Johnson's Shut- ...

, an unincorporated community, United States * Black, West Virginia, an unincorporated community, United States *

Black Glacier Lillie Glacier () is a large glacier in Antarctica, about long and wide. It lies between the Bowers Mountains on the west and the Concord Mountains and Anare Mountains on the east, flowing to Ob' Bay on the coast and forming the Lillie Glacier T ...

, Victoria Land, Antarctica * Black Head (disambiguation) * Black Hill (disambiguation) *

Black Island (disambiguation) Black Island may refer to: Places Antarctica * Black Island (Ross Archipelago) * Black Island (Wilhelm Archipelago) Asia * Black Island (Calamian Group), Palawan, Philippines * Kunashir Island, possibly meaning Black Island, Kuril Islands * Kur ...

* Black Lake (disambiguation) *

Black Mountain (disambiguation) Black Mountain may refer to: Places Australia * Black Mountain (Australian Capital Territory), a mountain in Canberra * Black Mountain, New South Wales, a village in Armidale Regional Council, New South Wales * Black Mountain, Queensland, a loc ...

* Black Mountains (disambiguation) *

Black Peak (disambiguation) Black Peak may refer to the following mountains: * Black Peak (Vitosha), in the Vitosha Massif, Bulgaria * Black Peak (Šar Mountains), in the Šar Mountains, Kosovo * Black Peak (Pohorje), in the Pohorje mountains, Slovenia * Black Peak (Alaska), ...

Black River (disambiguation) Black River is a common name for streams and communities around the world: in Spanish and Portuguese, ''Rio Negro''; in French, ''Rivière Noire''; in Turkish, ''Kara Su''; in Serbo-Croatian, ''Crna Reka'', Црна Река or ''Crna Rijeka'', Цр ...

Black Town George Town, also known as Muthialpet and Parry's corner, is a neighbourhood in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. It is near the Fort Saint George. It is an historical area of Madras city from where its expansion began in the 1640s. It ext ...

, another name for George Town, in India *

Black Township (disambiguation) Black Township may refer to: *Black Township, Posey County, Indiana * Black Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania See also * Black Town in India * Blacktown (disambiguation) * Blackton (disambiguation) * Black (disambiguation) * Township (Sout ...

Black Volcano Black Volcano is an inactive volcano located near Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is part of the Albuquerque volcanic field. Black Volcano is located directly north of JA volcano. Black Volcano is the second of five volcanoes (traveling south to ...

, an inactive volcano near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States *

The Black-E Great George Street Congregational Church is on the corner of Great George Street and Nelson Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is no longer in use as a Congregational church, and has been converted into a community arts centre. Formerly ...

, a community arts centre in Liverpool, England

Extraterrestrial

Black (crater) Black is a small lunar impact crater that lies just to the southeast of the walled basin Kästner. To the south-southwest is the crater Ansgarius, and to the east is the small Dale. It is located near the eastern limb of the Moon, just to the sou ...

, a lunar crater *

11207 Black Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number) * One of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith *''Eleven'', ...

, a main-belt asteroid

Art and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Black'' (2004 film), a Malayalam film directed by Ranjith Balakrishnan * ''Black'' (2005 film), a Hindi film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali * ''Black'' (2008 film), a French heist film directed Pierre Laffargue * ''Black'' (2015 Belgian film), a Belgian crime film by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah * ''Black'' (2015 Bengali film), a Bengali film directed by Raja Chanda * ''Black'' (2024 film), a Tamil sci-fi horror film directed by KG Balasubramani * ''Black'' (South Korean TV series), a 2017 South Korean TV series * ''Black'' (Indian TV series), a 2009 Hindi-language Indian television series *'' Pacific Rim: The Black'', a 2021 Netflix animated television series * "Black" (''Supernatural''), a 2014 television episode of the ''Supernatural'' fantasy U.S. TV show

Games

* ''Black'' (video game), a 2006 first-person shooter *

Pokémon Black and White and are 2010 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. They are the first installments in the fifth generation of the ''Pokémon'' video game series. First rel ...

, 2011 video games for the Nintendo DS *'' Twisted Metal: Black'', a 2001 vehicle combat video game *

White and Black in chess In chess, the player who moves first is called White, and the player who moves second is called Black. Their pieces are the white pieces and the black pieces. The pieces are often not literally white and black, but usually contrasting light and d ...

Literature

* ''Black'' (novel), a novel in the ''Circle Trilogy'' by Ted Dekker * ''Black'' (play), a play by Joyce Carol Oates

Music

* Black (event), a Dutch hardstyle event *

, stage name of English singer Colin Vearncombe * ''Black'' (video), a live performance video by Psychic TV *

Black (Bangladeshi band) Black is a Bangladeshi alternative rock band formed in 1998 in Dhaka. It was originally formed by Jon Kabir (lead singer, rhythm guitars), Khademul Jahan (lead guitars), and Tony Vincent (drums). They were soon joined by Mahmudul Karim Miraz ( ...

, a Bangladeshi rock band *

The Black (American band) The Black is a rock band from Austin, Texas that formed in 2002 when singer/songwriter David Longoria began collaborating with drummer Andy Morales. The two were later joined by guitarist Alan Schaefer (son of famous guitar maker Ed Schaefer) a ...

, an American rock band

Albums

* ''Black'' (band Black album), 2011 * ''Black'' (1987 singer Black album), a retrospective compilation released by Warner * ''Black'' (1991 singer Black album), a studio album released by A&M * ''Black'' (Dierks Bentley album) or the title song (see below), 2016 * ''Black'' (Lee Hyori album) or the title song, 2017 * ''Black'' (Lita Ford album) or the title song, 1994 * ''Black'' (Project Pitchfork album), 2013 * ''The Black'' (Asking Alexandria album) or the title song, 2016 *

The Black (Imminence album) ''The Black'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish metalcore band Imminence. The album was self-released by the band on 12 April 2024. It was produced by Eddie Berg, Harald Barrett and Henrik Udd. On 7 March 2025, the band released an extended e ...

, 2024 * ''The Black'' (EP), by William Control, 2017

Songs

* "Black" (Dierks Bentley song), 2016 * "Black" (Pearl Jam song), 1991 * "Black" (Sevendust song), 1997 * "Black" (Trivium song), 2012 * "Black" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again song), 2023 *"Black", by Basement from ''

Colourmeinkindness ''Colourmeinkindness'' is the second studio album by English rock band Basement, released on 23 October 2012 by Run for Cover Records. Background Basement formed in Ipswich in 2010, signing to independent label Run for Cover in August of that ...

'', 2012 *"Black", by Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi from ''

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

'', 2011 *"Black", by Dave from ''

Psychodrama Psychodrama is an action method, often used as a psychotherapy, in which clients use spontaneous Adaptation (arts), dramatization, role playing, and dramatic self-presentation to investigate and gain insight into their lives. Developed by Jaco ...

'', 2019 *"Black", by

Guru Randhawa Gursharanjot Singh Randhawa (born 30 August 1991) is an Indian singer, songwriter and music composer associated with Punjabi, Bhangra, Indi-pop and Bollywood music. He is known for songs like "Lahore", " Ishare Tere", " Slowly Slowly", and ...

, 2019 *"Black", by Motionless in White from ''

The Whorror ''The Whorror'' is the first EP by American heavy metal band Motionless in White. It was released on July 3, 2007, through Masquerade Recordings. Track listing All songs written by Chris "Motionless" Cerulli. Alternate track list Personne ...

'', 2007 *"Black", by Neurosis from ''

Pain of Mind ''Pain of Mind'' is the debut studio album by American post-metal band Neurosis, originally released through Alchemy Records in 1987. It was later reissued by Alternative Tentacles in 1994 and by Neurot Recordings in 2000; the 2000 reissue conta ...

'', 1987 *"Black", by Sarah McLachlan from ''

Solace Consolation, consolement, and solace are terms referring to psychological comfort given to someone who has suffered severe, upsetting loss, such as the death of a loved one. It is typically provided by expressing shared regret for that loss and ...

'', 1991 *"Black", by Will Oldham from ''

I See a Darkness ''I See a Darkness'' is the sixth studio album by American musician Will Oldham, and his first album under the name Bonnie "Prince" Billy. It was released on January 19, 1999 by Palace Records. The album features appearances from Bob Arellano, C ...

'', 1999

Other uses

Black (horse) Black is a hair coat color of horses in which the entire hair coat is black. It is not uncommon to mistake dark chestnuts or bays for black. Black horses have dark brown eyes, black skin, and wholly black hair coats without any areas of per ...

, a coat color of horse *

Black (turkey) The Norfolk Black, also known as the Black Spanish or Black Turkey, is a British breed of domestic turkey. It is thought to derive from birds taken to Britain from Spain, where they had arrived with Spanish explorers returning from the New Wo ...

, a breed of domestic turkey * Black (automobile), a 19th-century U.S. automobile *

Black Motor Company The Black was an American brass era automobile, built at 124 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Illinois, in 1906. It was a high wheeler buggy priced at a US$375-$450, when Gale's Model A was $500, the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for $650, ...

, an American automobile manufacturer from 1908 to 1910 *

Boeing Black Boeing Black is a secure Android smartphone built by Boeing and BlackBerry Limited, targeted for (United States) government and military defense communities as well as people "that need to keep communications and data secure." On February 27, 201 ...

, a phone by Boeing *A slang for a

Black & Mild Black & Mild is a machine-made pipe tobacco cigar made by tobacco company John Middleton Inc. In November 2007, Altria, the parent company of Philip Morris purchased John Middleton, Inc. Black & Milds are manufactured with a wrapper made from ...

, a tobacco product