Though most people dream about a white sand beach, that's not the only color beaches come in. Across the world are beaches filled with bright purple, pink, red, green, black, orange, and white sands. Whether it's years of volcanic activity that give the sand its ashy black color or miniature coral fragments that mix with white sand to form a lovely pink hue, the results are breathtaking. From the Red Beach in Santorini, Greece, to the olive green shores of Papakōlea Beach in Hawaii, here are 15 of the most colorful beaches in the world.SEE ALSO: The 23 best beaches in America Follow us! Business Insider Travel is on Twitter Sink your feet into the red sands of Red Beach in Santorini, Greece. Iron-rich black and red lava rocks led to the colorful red sand. Another beach nicknamed Red Sand Beach is Kaihululu in Maui, Hawaii. There is a volcanic cinder cone surrounding the beach, which is where the red sand comes from. Papakōlea Beach, located on the southern tip of Hawaii's Big Island, is nicknamed Green Sand Beach. The green sands come from olivine crystals from surrounding lava rocks in the Pu'u Mahana cinder cone of Mahana Bay. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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