What is the name of the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment?

Question: What is the name of the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment?
- Keywords:
  hair,
  human body,
  pigment,
  skin
Asked by anon-204613 to James on 14 Mar 2019.
- James Munro answered on 14 Mar 2019:
  
  Hey Declan,
  
  Melanin! And some different varieties of melanin in hair.
  
  I hope that helps 🙂 Though feel free to ask questions like this in other zones (as pigmentation does not have much to do with psychology).

Question: What is the name of the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment?