Does anyone have black eyes |
Answer:
It is commonly held that black does not truly exist in nature, and that anything appearing black is merely a very dark colour (brown, for instance).
The truth is that black is simply the absence of light, and if something is perceived as dark enough to appear black, then so long as the lighting conditions are unchanged, to all intents and purposes, the object (or its pigment) is indeed black.
We can produce black inks, yet viewed under light of an appropriate frequency, even these pigments may appear some other colour, or even fluoresce brightly.
So, in short, no - black eye colour does not technically exist... but some people have eyes so dark in colour that the iris cannot be determined from the pupil, appearing entirely black to all observers in natural or moderate light. It would not be entirely inappropriate to describe their eye colour as black.
The truth is that black is simply the absence of light, and if something is perceived as dark enough to appear black, then so long as the lighting conditions are unchanged, to all intents and purposes, the object (or its pigment) is indeed black.
We can produce black inks, yet viewed under light of an appropriate frequency, even these pigments may appear some other colour, or even fluoresce brightly.
So, in short, no - black eye colour does not technically exist... but some people have eyes so dark in colour that the iris cannot be determined from the pupil, appearing entirely black to all observers in natural or moderate light. It would not be entirely inappropriate to describe their eye colour as black.