diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 6331246e10..2c89f991f3 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ $colors: (
   "green":      $green,
   "teal":       $teal,
   "cyan":       $cyan,
+  "black":      $black,
   "white":      $white,
   "gray":       $gray-600,
   "gray-dark":  $gray-800