Why do we see the color Black When we close our eyes ?

Hello!
I am always wondering that Why do we see the color black while we're closing our eyes ? why not seeing White ... red??

I am feeling stupid for asking this Q ! lol . but anybody have the answer ?

thx
Answer:
Black isn't a colour. You only see it as a colour, because your brain wouldn't like to have holes in your vision, where there is no light reflected. So, to make things more simple, your brains simply tells you, that where there is no light hitting your eyes, you're seeing black. And obviously, when you close your eyes (if it's dark enough), no light will hit your eye.

Put simply, it's just your mind playing tricks on you.. ^-^

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it depends if there is light in the room or not. for ex., you see red when u close your eyes in a lit place becuase that is your blood cells

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Black is not actually a color. It is a color illusion that we see when there is no light. Black is the absence of light.

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I think it is because there is no light in there and your eyes (retina) need light to reflect the color. Same as on a dark night or in a dark room you only see black.
This is my scientific guess from what I've heard on PBS, etc.

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I don't. I see a dark, mocha color with diffuse flashes of yellow-orange. Definetly not a uniform color.

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yep. as others hava said, it depends on the lighting in the room. if the room is dark, the ul c black. if its like then u might c red...

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