Tattoos have gone from being something associated with soldier and sailors to becoming modern pieces of art. Tattoos now come in countless different styles, with limitless designs and a wide variety of colors.

The type of color, shading and tones will vary depending on the tattoo design, tattoo artist and tattoo style. Whether you want to use black and gray, a pop of color, or have a bold multi-colored design depends on you. In this article we cover the best colors for tattoos, how to keep your color looking fresher for longer and which tattoo color will suit your skin tone best.

Tattoo Colors: Everything You Need to Know

The first color tattoos were thought to take place in ancient Egypt. Any tattoo previous to that was produced in black. Ancient Inuit and ancient Roman people were also believed to tattoo in color. This is based on artefact and trinkets found from that time period. The Inuit people were especially fond of dark yellow tones.

Color tattoos became more notable in the 17^th century as tattooing in Japan became more comfortable. In this period, tattooing stopped being thought of as a punishment and started to become seen as an art form. To this day, Japanese tattoos are filled with bright and bold colors.

The USA and the UK became fond of color tattoos at the end of the 19^th century. They only used very basic forms of tattoo color, but artwork shows that red, blue, yellow and greens were popular. The popularity of tattoo colors is connected to the advances to tattoo ink.

In the last few decades, time and money has gone into developing high quality tattoo ink colors. They are safe and easier to work with, with many cruelty-free and vegan options as well. Now, there will be at least ten inks for every color available to customers. New tattoo ink technology has also minimized allergic reactions and will last for longer.