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17. What is rich black and how can I get it?

 

Rich black is an ink mixture of solid black,

100% K, with additional CMY ink values.

This results in a darker tone than black ink

alone. If you print black alone as 100% K,

the resulting black may not be as dark as

you might like.

 

100% K On Screen

100% K After Print

RICH BLACK VALUES

C60 M40 Y40 K100

 

 

 

We recommend using...

 

C 60 M 40 Y 40 K 100

 

This will give you a deep, dark,

rich black.

 

 

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