sumi 墨 (すみ)

or sumiiro 墨色

In English: Black.
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From sumi 墨, meaning "Inkstick," a solid cake of ink.

Inksticks are grinded on inkstones to produce black ink which is used with ink brushes.

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The color sumi 墨
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Color Data

HSL

330° hue
0% saturation
12% luminance

RGB

31 red
31 blue
31 green

CMYK

0% cyan
0% magenta
0% yellow
87% black
#143 - JIS color number
N2 - Munsell color code

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