The most debated issue about colors is whether black and white are colors? A scientist says “Black is not a color, white is a color” and an artist says “Black is a color, White is not a color”.


Different views about the topic are
1. Black is the absence of color, when there is no light everything is black. Therefore, it’s not a color. White is the blending of all colors. Light appears colorless or white. Sunlight is white light which is composed of the spectral colors. Thus, it’s a color.
2. Black is a color since the combinations of all three primary colors using a liquid paint results in black. White is the absence of color since you can’t mix any colors to create white. Thus, it’s not a color.
3. Black is not a color since a black object absorbs all the colors of the visible spectrum and reflects none of them to the eyes. White is a color since white reflects all the colors of the visible light spectrum to the eyes. Thus, the colors we see are simply a degree of how much of this color present in light is reflected.