sooty black

/ˈsʊti ˈblæk/
adjective
  1. Of a very dark black color, like soot.
    • The sooty-black clouds warned of a coming storm.
    • He painted the fence a sooty-black color to match the old iron gate.
    • The cat had sooty-black fur that blended into the shadows.
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