Answer – Black is the absence of light rather than color.

Explanation:

In physics, color is the expression of the various wavelengths of light that fall within the visible spectrum, which ranges from 400 to 700 nm (nanometers). They can be viewed when light is split. The visible spectrum is composed of the seven colors often seen in a rainbow, which are commonly acronymed VIBGYOR. 

These colors are also called spectral colors. The human brain can also discern a further range of colors that are the result of different visible wavelengths combining, and their saturation. These are non-spectral colors.

When objects reflect particular wavelengths of light while absorbing the rest, they are perceived by the brain as being the color of the reflected wavelengths. For instance, an object will appear blue to its viewer if, from the light that falls on it, it reflects those wavelengths that fall between 450 and 495 nm. It absorbs the remaining light wavelengths.

While white and black are deemed important colors in art, they are not strictly considered colors in physics. White is the combination of all the wavelengths in the visible spectrum. Therefore, an object is white if it reflects all the light that falls on it, absorbing none. 

Black, on the other hand, is the complete absence of light. An object placed in an environment where there is no visible light may be perceived as black (as will the environment itself). And an object that absorbs all the light, reflecting none of it will also appear black. 

Therefore, in physics, color is a function of light, and black is the absence of light.

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