We know CMYK. C=Cyan, M=Magenta, Y=Yellow, but K=Black? why? is it right?

There are many colors, starts from "B". i.e. Blue, Brown, Black. To recognize easily chosen the last letter of Black "K" for Black color.

The K in CMYK stands for 'Key', NOT black as many might have you believe. The Key plate, in traditional color separations, is the plate that holds the detail in the image. In CMYK this is usually done with black ink.

A simple reply to your question, B = BROWN,  B = BLUE, B = BLACK. SO TO PREVENT ANY CONFUSION K  is used, use logic to answer!!! as it is logical to want to be able to identify  for the average  person to know that it may be one of3 basic colours, but which one so K was chosen.  They the ordinary person  MAY not understand the principles that the4 basic colours make up so many other colours.

because if you combine those three colors (cyan, magenta, yellow) the result will be black.. that the key resulting for black color in the ink..

Colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.) CMYK is a subtract model. This gets a bit complicated, but the idea with subtract models like CMYK is that colors from the spectrum are subtracted from natural white light into pigments or dyes. These pigments, then, are printed onto paper in tiny little cyan, magenta, yellow, and black dots. If you were to take a magnifying glass to a magazine cover, for example, you would see that the main image is really just a bunch of dots spread out, some closer than others, to appear like the colors we want.

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K for Key plate. also black is the result of mixing the other CMY colors

In printing process, the black colour is called Keyplate. That's why K, reflects Black colour.

I have found an answer here that that b=brown and that is why K is used. So is with Cyan as Crimson can also be there but actual is that

Printing industry uses6 types of main colouring schemes

Monochrome Printing

Ditone Colour Printing

Tritone colour printing

Tetratone colour printing

Pentatone

and hexatone colour printing

for monochrome they may use any single colour for Printing

for ditone any two colours can be used by them

but when we jump to third colour I mean for tritone they are bound to use RGB=Red+Green+Blue, which are also called Primary colours.

and now we come to actual point the CMYK Printing

K is not for Black it is used for KEY Colour (remember although it is nowwidely used as black). Key colour is actual and final toning colour, which gives shine and tones to already printed material. I have been in Printing industry for long and I know that even if you do not print Black colour the printed material almost gives the same look. but it will not have proper shine and toning.

As question was for K=Black. is that right?

My answer is/ as people use it for black but previously we used it as KEY (From the word we I meant Printing Industry)

You can see

for RGB and CMYK

for Red colour CMYK uses Magenta as alternative

for Green CMYK uses Yellow

For Blue CMYK uses Cyan

now you can understand that if there are three colours for printing there are less possibilities to change the scheme or create shades so CMYK technology was introduced.

For details you may consult to my blog at http://www.youclassi.com/yblog

K is the Key or Plate Color for the Color Chart

I Agree with MR geoffery frietage answer becuase in logic you need to identify the simple and give it the best code and easy one so the K = Black as logic code simple