high/low 'plexion (complexion)

[weefoot]

Hello, I am not sure how to understand these lyrics from Peter Tosh's song "African" :
"'Cause if your 'plexion high, high, high
If your 'plexion low, low
And if your 'plexion in between, you're an African"

I suppose it could be translated by "si tu es noir/foncé de peau"/ "si tu es clair de peau" ?
or is it the other way round ?

 

[Jektor]

This sentence suggests that high complexion means a light skin:
> "He used to date mainly white women, or very high-complexion black women that looked white....
brookstreetchapel.com - high-complexion