---
type: faq
title: "What is rich black?"
description: "Rich black is a deeper, more saturated black made by printing cyan, magenta, and yellow underneath the black ink instead of using black alone. It keeps lar"
resource: https://www.4over4.com/faqs/color-ink/what-is-rich-black
tags: ["Printing Terms Glossary", "faq"]
timestamp: 2026-07-20T18:54:40.856Z
---

# What is rich black?

Rich black is a deeper, more saturated black made by printing cyan, magenta, and yellow underneath the black ink instead of using black alone. It keeps lar

Part of the **Printing Terms Glossary** hub. See [all faq concepts](index.md).

- Page type: faq
- Hub: Printing Terms Glossary
- URL: https://www.4over4.com/faqs/color-ink/what-is-rich-black