Some of our favourite black cats this National Black Cat Day.

Last Saturday 27 October (or should that be cat-urday?), we celebrated the magic of monochrome moggies. Showcasing the best in black and black-and-white cats, we released a ‘fifty shades of black’ swatch chart to help you identify your cat’s true hue.

We were inundated with excellent pictures of your feline friends – from stylish ‘Rosello Reds’ to galactic ‘Outer Space Black’ shades. To sum up a great Black Cat Day, here is our pick of the top black cats from our Instagram feed.

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I'm Sushi Cat Noir and I am the shade Brilliant Black! #50ShadesofBlackCat #BlackCatDay #NationalBlackCatDay @catsprotection . . . #Caturday #LoveBlackCats #BlackCatsOfIG #IGBlackCats #BlackCatLove #BlackCatsRock #Cute #Cat #HappyCat #CuteCat #CatOfTheDay #Catstagram #CatsOfInstagram #LuckyBlackCat #BlackCat #BlackCats #BlackCatsOfInstagram #LuckyCat #Γάτα #Neko #DailyFluff #WeeklyFluff #Aww #PetsOfInstagram #InstaCat #InstaPet #AdoptDontShop

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Sadly, over 40% of the cats taken in by Cats Protection centres are black, and these moggies can take 13% longer to find their forever homes than cats of other colours. If you want to find your own black cat, visit www.cats.org.uk/black-cats to see some of the moggies waiting for their own homes.