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summer_in_TX

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5. Yeah, Pantone 19-1555 TCX is actually a shade known as Red Dahlia.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 10:47 PM

Dec 19

The blackest black I ever heard of is Vantablack which is a specialized material that absorbs up to 99.96% of light, but it is not an official Pantone shade

Black 6 C which is approximately HEX #101820.

The Epstein files are as black as they come.

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Pantone announces new color [View all] dweller Dec 19 OP

It still isn't the correct hue. TexasTowelie Dec 19 #1

Yeah, Pantone 19-1555 TCX is actually a shade known as Red Dahlia. summer_in_TX Dec 19 #5

Only graphic artists and printers are going to get this joke 🤣 FakeNoose Dec 19 #2

Well, a few other publication-related roles, too JHB Dec 19 #4

Not really. The Pantone Color of the Year, for instance, is famous far beyond those 2 groups. Celerity Dec 19 #6

I anticipate a shortage of black printer toner Raven123 Dec 19 #3