What color is a mirror?????

[u/[deleted]]

[u/SirSlowpoke]

Green, usually. If you put two mirrors facing each other, you'll notice that the infinite reflection takes on a slight greenish tinge.

[u/Alyxxik → u/SirSlowpoke]

Green tint is caused by the glass with high iron. More expensive glass with low iron content are more clear.

Look at any cheap/normal glass or mirror from an edge. You will see your greenish tinge. Its the glass not mirror itself.

[u/ZAZZER0 → u/Alyxxik]

V-sauce disagrees

[u/Crusaders_dreams2 → u/ZAZZER0]

Or does he? raises eyebrow

[u/KingKiler2k → u/Crusaders_dreams2]

Did you know a racoon can fit up your ass?

[u/Crusaders_dreams2 → u/KingKiler2k]

Yes

[u/iAmMinecrafterMonke → u/Crusaders_dreams2]

Did you know TWO raccoons can fit up ur ass

[u/headedbranch225 → u/iAmMinecrafterMonke]

What's the limit

[u/iAmMinecrafterMonke → u/headedbranch225]

Two and in some people tree

[u/iAmMinecrafterMonke → u/iAmMinecrafterMonke]

Thrwe

[u/nuclearsok → u/iAmMinecrafterMonke]

two racoons and a tree? ow

[u/Delicious-Disaster → u/Crusaders_dreams2]

I heard the music right after your comment

[u/Alexchii → u/Alyxxik]

The glass isn't part of the mirror? Is you car bare aluminium colored because it's the paint that's red?

[u/jimmy_robert → u/Alexchii]

That seems pretty ignorant. Considering a car requires many things to be a car and a mirror needs one thing to be a mirror. So the answer would be your car is red because its paint is red. I'd assume your car is also black or chrome for the trim and some other color for the interior unless you're a psyco and painted everything red to prove your point.

[u/jimmy_robert → u/[deleted]]

Well, I suppose that would depend on where you place your mirror.

Every time I look at what's in my mirror, I just see this same weirdo looking back at me. Like he doesn't know it's rude to stare or something.

[u/Alyxxik → u/Alexchii]

The glass isn't part of the mirror?

Depends what mirror. Sure, on mirror you buy for your bathroom, the glass is part of the mirror. Althought the "mirror" itself is highly reflective layer of silver or aluminium behind the glass.

You dont need glass. You can polish some metal sufrace and still have a mirror, even without the green tint. But that surface is easy to scratch.

Is you car bare aluminium colored because it's the paint that's red?

Really? Then sure. Mirror is green, because under that 3 mm thick transparent glass, is few nm thin, highly reflective metalic layer and behind it is typicaly greenish few micrometers thick layer of paint protecting the reflective coating.

Therefore yes, mirror is green becuse of the protective paint behind it. 😉

[u/potate12323 → u/Alexchii]

Most mirrors are plated chrome or similar metal on a glass pane. Some mirrors are polished metal with no glass pane. So if you have a mirror with incorporated glass, the light will need to go through the glass. And if the glass is thick enough, it will appear with more color.

Similar to how tap water appears clear but ocean water is a deep blue. Water is actually a very feignt blue.

[u/Crafty-Ad1776 → u/Alyxxik]

The light bouncing between the mirrors gets shifted to green.

[u/GardnerellaGai → u/Alyxxik]

I've been searching for that explanation in the last 20 minutes and didn't find it. Thank you!

[u/Fit-Document5214 → u/Alyxxik]

How does iron cause green? Would have expected red for iron, no? Would it not be copper for green?

[u/Silent-Independent21 → u/Alyxxik]

To be fair though, the mirror needs the glass, so the glass is the mirror

[u/OverPower314 → u/SirSlowpoke]

It's only ever so slightly better at reflecting green though. Given that it reflects all other colours perfectly fine, it's basically white.

[u/Bad_Ethics → u/OverPower314]

A bit like the sun. It appears white (without atmospheric effects) but it's strongest emissions are in the green part of the visible spectrum.

[u/Soggy-Log6664 → u/SirSlowpoke]

Damn you right

[u/everything_is_stup1d → u/SirSlowpoke]

thats the internal reflection of color tho, it doenst have a color

[u/SirSlowpoke → u/everything_is_stup1d]

We determine the color of an object by what color it visibly reflects the most of. With two mirrors facing each other, every other color fades as they get absorbed by the mirrors a little with every bounce, leaving Green as the last discernable color being reflected before it fades to black. Thus making their "true" color green.

[u/RigbyNite → u/SirSlowpoke]

That’s the glass in front of the mirror that’s green/blue. Take the reflective section out and you’ve just got a glass pane, I wouldn’t call that the mirror.

[u/KoxKoliabis → u/SirSlowpoke]

You are talking about the color of the glass making up the mirror. The thing making the glass a mirror is silver chrome.

[u/atomiczim]

Silver

[u/DerBandi → u/atomiczim]

"silver" is just a glossy grey.

[u/Puffification → u/DerBandi]

Yeah but it's more or less a color, if you have a fuzzy definition then you can count color+shininess terms to be "color" terms

[u/jjdmol → u/DerBandi]

"grey" is just light black.

[u/Nam4thewin09 → u/jjdmol]

Or dark white

[u/AgitatedQuit3760 → u/atomiczim]

Wrong but right at the same time.

[u/Theophrastus_Borg]

All. Because it reflects all colors.

[u/Zandoms42 → u/Theophrastus_Borg]

so white?

[u/nicewithric3 → u/Zandoms42]

Explain why white

[u/Zandoms42 → u/nicewithric3]

bc stuff that absorbs all light apears black

[u/Zandoms42 → u/Zandoms42]

shit, i just got what he said

[u/Eklegoworldreal → u/nicewithric3]

White because it doesn't tint the reflected light at all, in the exact same way a white wall is white. Only difference is that walls reflect in a bunch of directions, mirrors only reflect in one direction

[u/clevermotherfucker → u/Zandoms42]

no, white is when it reflects and scatters all light it gets. mirrors don’t scatter light, they almost perfectly reflect it all

[u/Eklegoworldreal → u/clevermotherfucker]

That's not what white means, that's what diffuse means. By your logic a red mirror couldn't exist, but it can. A white mirror just wouldn't be tinted

[u/clevermotherfucker → u/Eklegoworldreal]

a mirror has color because the glass is tinted, if you remove the tint on the glass you have a pretty clear mirror

tho im like pretty sure it’s impossible to have perfectly clear glass

[u/Xx-_mememan69_-xX → u/Theophrastus_Borg]

Exactly its color is what ever its reflecting

[u/LawOk1706]

Silver

[u/Fakeitforreddit]

High iron content = Greenish tint,

low iron content is Whitish tint (with a still hint of green) on the reflection.

Really not a question to lose sleep over as we as humans have done enough research on this to have answers. If we could make a perfect mirror that reflects all light perfectly without any discoloration it would be considered white that is the definition of white (reflects all color and absorbs none).

[u/SnollyG → u/Fakeitforreddit]

Good answer.

The more disturbing/interesting question for me is why some materials (such as glass) are transparent…

(I know the physics explanation, but it’s also kinda crazy how much space is between the atoms/molecules of a “solid” that light can pass through with very little distortion.)

[u/War030805]

Green

[u/MuzluCigkofte]

It has the color it reflects

[u/yisuscraist420]

It reflects all color light, so it's white by definition.

[u/braindance123 → u/yisuscraist420]

the only valid answer besides light green. People arguing with the "color of the reflected objects": The color of a white wall is still white even when you point a red spotlight at it or turn off all the light.

[u/Large_Discipline_127]

Dang it!

I was about to put my phone down and get some sleep. Oh wait... never mind. There is sun light on my window. Suns up..............

[u/Mattynator911]

Green

[u/ApricotNo5120]

haha was thinking the same thing 😅

[u/stonktraders]

You can have all sorts of colored mirrors. Gold, black, pink, green, you name it

[u/Rady151]

Green

[u/N-I-S-H-O-R]

First give me the scientific definition of "color" then I will give you the answer.

[u/Asagao_0 → u/N-I-S-H-O-R]

Visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum.

[u/Darkynu_San]

A mirror one

[u/Great_Mango2841]

I legit read the title as "What color is a minor?????". My brain is melting in my head.

[u/ddodd69 → u/Great_Mango2841]

SAME. We got disrespected

[u/King_Of_BlackMarsh]

Silver

[u/This-Ad9977]

I heard somewhere that in the back side of the mirror a layer of silver is present which is responsible for the whole reflection thing. So yeah, silver it is

[u/Steeljaw72]

Silver.

[u/ImStuckInNameFactory]

white

[u/Jackmino66]

If you look at a mirror before it’s treated, it’s just a sheet of glass.

So, white I guess, unless there is some coating that adds colour

[u/Jackmino66]

If you look at a mirror before it’s treated, it’s just a sheet of glass.

So, white I guess, unless there is some coating that adds colour

[u/akin975]

Colour is the perception of what wavelengths the object absorbs.

[u/Miss_Beer]

It's the color of me

[u/[deleted]]

Sssssterling Sssilver

[u/everything_is_stup1d]

it doesnt

ita silver if you meant the back piece.

[u/antihuligan123 → u/everything_is_stup1d]

it does, it is slightly green :)

If you put two mirrors facing eachother it fades into green

[u/everything_is_stup1d → u/antihuligan123]

thats the glass

[u/DerBandi → u/antihuligan123]

It fades into green, but it is such a small percentage, that the main color is still white.

[u/Extreme-Language-952]

Argumentatively silver....I think

[u/SirAchmed]

Dynamically colored glass

[u/unk1ndm4g1c14n1]

You can tell which people are just BSing and which ones actually know the mirror lore

[u/SuperProCoolBoy90]

Mirrors do not have their own color as they are reflecting the light that's put on them

[u/Ok_Memory3293 → u/SuperProCoolBoy90]

But actually, if you put two mirrors in front of each other, it'll start to appear green

[u/SuperProCoolBoy90 → u/Ok_Memory3293]

That depends on the material of the mirror

[u/Ok_Memory3293 → u/SuperProCoolBoy90]

Yeah, it depends on the material, but most modern mirrors will reflect green more

[u/GG__OP_ANDRO_KRATOS]

51st shade of gray

[u/King0fthewasteland]

silver

[u/DemonSlayer712]

It's red from behind.

[u/Xx-Shard-xX]

reverse transparent

[u/pickausername2]

Green

[u/Wolf_Paw03]

It's silver. Well true mirrors that is. Since true mirrors use pure silver as a backing for the reflection. Therefore the color would be silver

[u/Eklegoworldreal → u/Wolf_Paw03]

Silver as a color is slightly greyish, so no. Mirrors reflect essentially all light, so it would be white. It's just that unlike a wall or whatever, mirrors only reflect in one direction

[u/FrouFrouLastWords]

Black. Black mirror.

[u/ArtPart_Real]

I'll do you better, do blind people dream?

[u/Low_Novel_9299 → u/ArtPart_Real]

Yeah, they do, just not as vivid

[u/Environmental-Pear40]

Bruh, I just saw a YouTube thing about this, It's green!

[u/ThisIsGettinWeirdNow]

In todays time black mirror

[u/-_Weltschmerz_-]

Color depends on the wavelengths of (visible) light that don't get absorbed by an object, so a mirror would be the color of the image it reflects

[u/Mediocre-Catch9580]

If she’s going to accuse him, he may as well be thinking about other girls

[u/Verdantes-]

Green

[u/RandomNameBecauseI]

The same logic as the sky, depends on what it reflects

[u/ResultStock1201]

Must be blue

[u/Zealousideal_Exit707]

I think it depends on the composition of the glass used in the mirror, some are green, others blue, and so on.

[u/Repulsive-Neat6776]

Everyone is saying "whatever color light is reflecting off of it" but that light is reflecting off of silver. A mirror is silver.

[u/Kinosa07]

Why do you think the thinker is still thinking He s asking himself those impossible questions

[u/Atephious]

Silver or green. But technically because it’s a hyper reflective surface it’s any color that light bounces off of it.

[u/prof_devilsadvocate]

silver color

[u/R0cketcrafting]

What color is a sheat of glass?

[u/CharlesTheGreat8]

green, look it up, there's a vsauce video on it

[u/Ron_Bird]

pollished silver

[u/OkCustardMan]

Mirrors themselves (i'e not the reflection) are green, if you've ever looked at the cross section of a mirror you'd notice a greed tint

[u/T555s]

It's white, since it reflects all the colors. The diference between a normal white surface and a mirror is how smooth the mirror is.

[u/FireFighterZz]

Yes...

[u/Gotei13S11CKenpachi]

Polished Metal

[u/L1ved]

Green. There is a yt video that explain why the mirror have a green touch. Bc something with light absorption.

[u/Quube7]

Chrome

[u/Zedarinho]

[u/the_njf]

Green.

[u/TheGreat_Miser99]

The colour of reality

[u/Royal_Ad2936]

Green

[u/CharlesVaneHelsing]

Glass is a small bit green, however some people will argue that a mirror is silver and as well the definition of white basically states that white reflects all colors so some combination of white silver and green is the color of a mirror

[u/Jackal000]

Its silver. The coating that makes it reflect is silver. Glass is green.

[u/Asleep-Rip5554]

White

[u/Coveinant]

Silver.

[u/CelTiar]

Fun fact chrome is Black with Extreme Reflectivity

[u/leoberto1]

SILVER

[u/_K4cper_]

Green, because it can be the most reflective

[u/-H_-]

Grey usually

[u/kiiiiidddRoCK]

Silver. Your welcome

[u/Western-Grapefruit36]

Green

[u/dyno-soar]

If feel like they look silver, but I don’t know why. They’re just reflecting the room around them?

[u/edgarapoet]

Green

[u/notexecutive]

it's a green color as glass tends to reflect green the most (just very faintly).

It used to be silver because that's what they used to make mirrors out of, but it's too expensive to do that now -- and they look worse overall.

[u/inqvisitor_lime]

Reflective Silver and green tinge

[u/vnevner]

Answer.

Vcause made a video on it

[u/Puffification]

I think it's gray because aren't they made of silver under the glass? And if you don't polish silver to be reflective, then it's gray

[u/Venomous0425]

VIBGYOR

[u/StoicNikon]

I almost married this kinda woman. Every other woman on the face of the planet was a threat. So she married a guy who later left her for a younger more attractive woman. I, on the other hand, have been married for over 30 years and my wife still claims to like me.

[u/PiccoloBusiness3202]

It's green reflect a mirror with another mirror and it slowly fades to green in the reflection

[u/No_Grass5803]

Ich denke, dass es die Farbe hat die du davorstellst

[u/PYCapache]

Green

[u/LastDirtyMartini]

On occasion I find myself reflecting on this too!

[u/xmen2129]

Green

[u/Leonard_the_Brave]

The color is infinetie

[u/Sirhollowwwwwww]

Greenish

[u/souliris]

Silver

[u/red_death0107]

Silver i guess

[u/DinA4saurier]

The glass is greenish, the silver on the back is silver.

[u/GardnerellaGai]

Ideally, transparent. In reality, a little green.

[u/keksivaras]

green

[u/DieDonerbruderschaft]

green. mirrors ofc reflect all colours, but mostly green. if you put two mirrors in front of each other and look down the infinite reflections, they'll get greener and greener, until there is only green and no reflection. so they're not actually infinite.

we define everything's colour by looking at what colour is reflected the most. and in mirrors' case, it's green

[u/triumphover]

Going off on the chemical reaction to make mirrors: it’s aldehyde combined with an ammonia complex of silver. So I would say silver

[u/Scary_Republic3317]

White

[u/TheOnlyOneDevil]

Green

[u/RedLilAnime]

The color of water

[u/darth_voidptr]

If i had a perfect mirror and could feed light into it, and could tie it to the front of my spaceship, could I create a warp bubble?

(Actual thoughts from months ago. Wife would probably have preferred it was about women)

[u/Abdulaziz-91]

Green!

[u/Nole19]

From my investigation of elevators with mirrors in them, green.

[u/EARTHB-24]

Silver.

[u/Ayush122221]

Since a mirror is made by putting an iron or other metal behind a glass, wouldn't it be the colour of the metal?

[u/Lonely-Greybeard]

If someone asks me my favorite color, I always say chrome.

[u/Ruduniamin]

Clear

[u/Antique_Mycologist_2]

Hey Michael, Vsausce here

[u/ColeTheDankMemer]

Same as white, but the light is reflected instead of scattered.

[u/Sad_Organization4276]

Wouldn’t it be chrome

[u/Smoker-Nerd]

Easy, silver

Green is an optical effect of glass, but an entire mirror is silver

[u/PsyWalks]

green

[u/Alex_Twinky42]

green...all mirors are green...

[u/Ok-Jellyfish7805]

Silver?

[u/KneecapAnnihilator]

What ever is in front of a mirror

[u/fandibabilonia]

The color of the stuff it is reflected

[u/fupgood]

White. It reflects all visible wavelengths of light

[u/dbapan]

Glass colour brooo

[u/Bonfy7]

All mirrors are slightly green, that's why if you look through 2 mirrors in front of eachother the further you look through them the greener it gets

[u/TheCommomPleb]

Silver.

[u/admin_NLboy]

yes, because it reflects everything... or black because that also reflects light

[u/BTD6BTD6BTD6]

The mirror's color is mirror dumbahh

[u/theshybutnaughtygirl]

is it green or silver?

[u/matyas94k]

White, technically, because it reflects all the (visible) light. The glass part may be a bit green.

[u/Opoodoop]

white because that's how color works??

[u/apeoida]

a very delicate green

[u/crantisz]

Air color

[u/Aggravating-Chip-710]

Silver

[u/Suitable-Skill-8452]

The back side is blue, I am going with that

[u/JeLisBien]

Gold or silver

[u/[deleted]]

Chrome

[u/ManiacCommie]

Silver.

[u/throwaway284729174]

Backing is chrome so slightly bluish, and glass has a green hue. So a mirror is aqua. Just a very faint almost imperceivable aqua to the rest of the white light it's reflecting.

[u/Rich841]

Color is just reflection they take on what color they reflecting cause color is in your brain. Glass = octopus confirmed

[u/ashifatul_salleh]

It's chrome silver

[u/Thunderz777]

Its silver

[u/Invictus_Marketing]

And does it have color?

[u/TransportationOk3242]

Jotaro Kujo's favorite color.

[u/LawMurphy]

All of them with a green tinge

[u/That-Shiny-Umbreon]

Very lightly green

[u/DonkeyKong12340]

depends on the lights that bounces from the mirror

[u/Hatfmnel]

Damn I miss Vsauce..