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The most commonly used ink and toner color in the printing industry. Black is the fourth color used in four-color process printing. The other three colors are cyan, magenta, and yellow, which are designated, “CMY.” Black is designated “K” rather than “B” to avoid confusion with blue, which is one of primary colors (Red, Green, and Blue) for the additive color process. In theory, the combination of cyan, magenta, and yellow should produce black, but since color pigments are not perfect, the resulting hue is actually a dark, muddy brown. This is the reason why black is so important in four-color process printing because it assists the cyan, magenta, and yellow in creating the darkest hues, deepening shadows, and producing a true black text.
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