What is the colour of a mirror?

What is the colour of a mirror?




What is the colour of a mirror?


  The colour of an object depends upon the colour which it reflects and doesn't absorb. Like if a colour appears blue, it means that it reflects blue light and absorbs all other colours. But mirror reflects all colours, this means it should be white. But that's not the case...

  Snow reflects light in all directions and so it appears to be white. It is called as irregular reflection. However, mirror reflects light in the same angle and direction it had come. It is called as regular reflection. That is the reason it makes an image of whatever is in front of it.

  Mirrors best reflect light at the wavelength of green light. That is why mirrors have a green tinge. Thus it is concluded that the colour of the mirror is green.
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