FaceSaysEye color chart
Eye color is decided by how much melanin is in the iris and how light scatters in it. Here are the main colors with rough frequencies worldwide.
Eye color swatches
- Brown
#6B4226 - Hazel
#8E6B3E - Amber
#B97A2D - Green
#4F7A4A - Blue
#4A78A8 - Gray
#8A9199
Swatches are illustrations. Real irises have rings, flecks and variations.
How common is each color?
- Brown: most common, roughly half or more of people worldwide
- Blue: about 8 to 10 percent
- Hazel: about 5 percent
- Green: about 2 percent
- Gray and amber: rare, each often cited at 1 percent or less
Colors that bring out each eye color
- Brown: teal, emerald, plum, gold
- Hazel: olive, rust, purple, warm browns
- Green: burgundy, plum, copper, coral
- Blue: warm browns, peach, navy, bronze
- Gray: purple, slate blue, deep green
Frequently asked questions
Gray and amber are commonly called rare, and green is the rarest of the more common colors. Eye color heterochromia, two different colors, is also rare.
In babies it often darkens in the first years. In adults it can look different with lighting and clothing, but true change is rare.