The present invention provides black particles having high electrical insulation properties, high blackness in a visible light region, and excellent dispersibility, and a method for producing the black particles. The present invention relates to black particles containing amorphous carbon, the amorphous carbon being derived from carbon contained in an oxazine resin, the black particles having a specific gravity of 1.8 g/cm 3 or less, a zeta potential of -70 to +80 mV, an average total light reflectance measured at a wavelength of 400 to 800 nm of 5% or less, and a peak intensity ratio between G band and D band as determined from a Raman spectrum of 1.2 or more.