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type: faq
title: "What black color values should I use for printing black-only business cards?"
description: "For a deep, solid black on printed cards, do not rely on 100% K alone. Black ink by itself often prints as a flat, slightly gray tone, so a rich black buil"
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timestamp: 2026-07-20T18:54:40.856Z
---

# What black color values should I use for printing black-only business cards?

For a deep, solid black on printed cards, do not rely on 100% K alone. Black ink by itself often prints as a flat, slightly gray tone, so a rich black buil

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