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Well its probley because how bright or dark the color is.Like take white for an example its the the lightest color of them all.But when it gets darker it becomes gray.And darker is black.

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There are two main structures in the retina that allow us to see: rods and cones. The rods only sense shades of light and dark; the cones allow us to see in color.

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Its cones

There are 3 different types of cones, one types each for blue, green or red light

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