Why are wet clothes darker?
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DUE TO TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION.
When light falls on the surface of any dry cloth, the color reflected from the surface is the color of the cloth that we see.
However, when the surface of the cloth is wet, a layer of water (or any other liquid, such as tea, a soft drink etc.) covers that specific region of the cloth surface. Therefore, when a light ray falls on that particular damp surface, it will first be refracted through the thin layer of water before coming in contact with the surface of the water.
When light falls on the surface of any dry cloth, the color reflected from the surface is the color of the cloth that we see.
However, when the surface of the cloth is wet, a layer of water (or any other liquid, such as tea, a soft drink etc.) covers that specific region of the cloth surface. Therefore, when a light ray falls on that particular damp surface, it will first be refracted through the thin layer of water before coming in contact with the surface of the water.
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