Do individual hairs actually have the color gray, or is gray just the appearance of a mixture of white with darker hair?

Do individual hairs actually have the color gray, or is gray just the appearance of a mixture of white with darker hair?
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I have undertaken an extensive survey of the two people in this room at the moment. We have white hairs and brown hairs. No grey.
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