Dark skin
![Group of Cambodian men with dark skin.](/Images/godic/202501/07/Group_of_webmaster_of_Social_communication_section_of_Don_Bosco_Sihanoukville,_Cambodia1046.jpg")
![Dark-skinned Javanese migrant workers in Suriname, circa 1940](/Images/godic/202501/07/Tropenmuseum_Royal_Tropical_Institute_Objectnumber_60006744_Javaanse_arbeiders_aangekomen_bij_de1046.jpg")
![Savannas in East Africa, where most of the hominid evolution of dark skin may have taken place](/Images/godic/202501/07/Kiang_West_savanna1046.jpg")
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Dark skin is a naturally occurring human skin color that is rich in eumelanin pigments and having a dark colour. People with relatively dark skin are referred to as brown, and those with very dark skin are often referred to as black, although this usage can be ambiguous in some countries where it is also used to specifically refer to different ethnic groups or populations.