Are Green Laser Sights Better Than Red

Red is higher on the spectrum at 635 nanometers.

Are green laser sights better than red.

The human eye is better able to recognize colors in the green spectrum so a green laser is more visible under bright light conditions. Not sure it makes that much difference in laser sights. Different wavelengths in the visible spectrum produce different colors. Recently a green laser was introduced to the laser sight family.

You will have a much easier time seeing a green laser in broad daylight than red. Red light waves range from 620 to 750 nanometers and green light ranges from 495 to 570 nanometers. Green is close to the center of the visible light spectrum at about 532 nanometers. From the target s point of view having a red laser dot on your chest is very impactful.

The eye s frequency response is bell curve shaped with the highest point of the curve being in the green while the red lies on the right end of the bell curve.