Key Difference: Black is defined as the darkest color, which results from the absence of all color or light. Jet black is derived from the geological material and gemstone, jet. The color jet-black is either black or dark brown, but may contain a metallic luster.

A lot of people assume that black and white are also colors, but this is not true; they are shades. Notice that black ranges from light to dark, but you do not refer to it as light black or dark black, it is just black. Jet black is the blackest of all blacks, which also has a metallic shine to it.

Black is defined as the darkest color, which results from the absence of all color or light. It is also known as the opposite of white. The term ‘black’ is derived from Old English ‘blæc’ meaning “black, dark or ink"; from Proto-Germanic ‘blakkaz’ meaning "burned"; from Proto-Indo-European ‘bhleg-‘meaning “to burn, gleam, shine or flash.”

Black has been associated with a lot of religious, culture, history references; for example in some nations black is considered as an unlucky color, it is associated with the devil worship and dark things. In some cultures, black is used as a color of mourning or elegance. There are different types of black which range from ebony, charcoal black to jet black. In terms of hair color, a person who has a higher amount of eumelanin pigments in their skin, results the hair to become a dark black color. In hair, the black color can be soft black, blue-black or silver black.

Jet black is derived from the geological material and gemstone, jet. A jet is derived from decaying wood under extreme pressure. The color jet-black is either black or dark brown, but may contain a metallic luster. Jet-black color refers to the blackest possible with a metallic shine and can also contain blue and/or purple undertones. Jet-black is also a type of black.

This phrase has become very popular in terms of hair-color, where people color their hair as dark as possible. There are various shades of black hair color that is available such as dark brown, black, raven black, jet-black.

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