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Influence of skin type and wavelength on light wave reflectance
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Purpose A new application of photoplethysmography (PPG) has emerged recently to provide the possibility of heart rate monitoring without a telemetric chest strap. The aim of this study was to determine if a new device could detect pulsation over a broad range of skin types, and what light wavelength would be most suitable for detecting the signals. A light emitting diode-based PPG system was used to detect changes in pulsatile blood flow on 23 apparently healthy individuals (11 male and 12 female, 20-59 years old) of varying skin types classified according to a questionnaire in combination with digital photographs with a skin type chart. Four different light wavelengths (470, 520, 630, and 880 nm) were tested. Normalized modulation level is calculated as the AC/DC component ratio and represents the change in flow over the underlying constant state of flow or perfusion.Results In the resting condition, green light wavelength (520 nm) displayed greater modulation (p < 0.001) than all the other wavelengths analyzed regardless of skin types. Type V (dark brown) skin type was significantly lower in modulation than all other skin types. In the exercise condition, both blue (470 nm) and green (520 nm) light wavelengths displayed greater signal-to-noise ratios than red (630 nm) or infrared (880 nm) light wavelengths (p < 0.001).Conclusions We concluded that a PPG-based device can detect pulsation across all skin types and that a greater resolution was obtained using a green light wavelength at rest and a green or blue light wavelength during exercise.
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“increased melanin reduces signal penetration into the blood-containing dermis, attenuating the AC component of the PPG signal.”
From PPG-Based Heart Rate Accuracy in Hispanic Adults with Fitzpatrick III–V Skin Tones: An Evaluation of Body Composition and Skin-Tone Effects (2026) · cites this paper as [11]
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“consistent with optical absorption by melanin in the green band and reduced pulsatile content reaching the photodiode [10,11,28].”
From PPG-Based Heart Rate Accuracy in Hispanic Adults with Fitzpatrick III–V Skin Tones: An Evaluation of Body Composition and Skin-Tone Effects (2026) · cites this paper as [11]
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“previous research demonstrated that inaccurate PPG HR measurements occur up to 15% more frequently in dark skin as compared to light skin”
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“likely because darker skin contains more melanin which absorbs more green light than lighter skin.”
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“since optical HR measurements primarily measure green light absorption.24,25”
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“Effect size for the power analysis was based on a pilot study examining differences in light absorption across skin tones25 and was determined to be 0.3.”
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“there are only a small handful of studies that examine skin tone and accuracy rates directly1–3,11”
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“This finding is in contrast to previously reported studies finding wearables using green light technology had larger errors rates in tracking heart rate and energy expenditure for individuals with darker skin tones2, especially if exercising3.”
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“due to technological limitations of Photoplethysmography (PPG) green light signaling, these health constructs may not be as accurate for a population of people with darker skin tones2,3”
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“This effect has been documented by other investigators68 and it may account for some of the errors experienced by dark skin individuals utilizing wearable based on PPG68–71.”
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“Indeed, Fallow et al. found a better resolution using a green-light wavelength at rest and a green or blue-light wavelength in motion across all skin types [80].”
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“Studies on healthy adults with different skin pigmentation showed that red and green wavelengths could estimate oxygen saturation with good agreement and lower error ratio compared to the traditional pulse oximeter [30,80,102].”
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“Melanin attenuates the wavelength of the incident light and limits the penetration to the subcutaneous tissue because is high light-absorbing [80,101].”
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“Fallow et al. classified 23 healthy subjects (11 males and 12 females, 20–59 years old) finding that phototype-V (dark brown) skin type has a significant signal-to-noise ratio than all other skin types [80].”
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“Fallow et al. identified that green wavelengths (520 nm) displayed greater accuracy in heart rate measurement regardless of skin type when compared to other wavelengths, both at rest and during exercise [20].”
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“Studies have shown that green light lacks precision and accuracy, and may not read at all, when measuring heart rate in darker skin types [2].”
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“We note with deep concern that there is increasing evidence that these devices are not as accurate, and may not work at all, in people with darker skin tones [1, 2].”
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“Mean modulation, often termed the perfusion index, defined as the ratio of AC/DC, was significantly lower in Fitzpatrick V individuals than others for all wavelengths (p < 0.001).”
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“In the resting condition, green light had larger mean modulation (p < 0.001) than other wavelengths, and after exercise, blue and green had greater SNR ratios than red or infrared (p < 0.001).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Fallow, B. A., Tarumi, T., & Tanaka, H.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Corresponding author
- Tanaka, Hirofumi
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing
- Published
- 2013-02-09
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 313-317
- ISSN
- 1387-1307 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2614
- OpenAlex
- W2066932506
- Cited by
- 162
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 27 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4
- FWCI
- 1.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Texas ScholarWorks (Texas Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Omron Healthcare
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
- Keywords
- photoplethysmography, skin type, light wavelength, heart rate monitoring, pulsatile blood flow, signal-to-noise ratio, physical activity, green light, blue light, infrared radiation, skin pigmentation
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Light, Male, Middle Aged, Monitoring, Physiologic, Skin, Skin Pigmentation, Exercise, Photoplethysmography, Optical Phenomena, Young Adult, Signal-To-Noise Ratio
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