What colour of eyes do I have?

What colour of eyes do I have is a question a photo can answer only roughly, and this eye color detector does the rough part for you. Upload or take one front photo, and the page finds both irises, samples the colored ring of each one, and names the closest common color: brown, dark brown, hazel, amber, green, blue or gray. It reads each eye separately, gives both eyes one shared name when they come out close, and says how much to trust the result. The work happens in your browser. Your photo is not uploaded, and no account is needed.

What colour of eyes do I have: how the detector reads a photo

The page uses the same face model as the other tools here, which places 478 landmarks, including five points on each iris. Those points give the center and the size of each iris. The detector then looks at the ring between the pupil and the outer edge of the iris, and skips everything that would mislead it: the black pupil, any pixel under the eyelid, very dark pixels from lashes, washed-out pixels, and the bright white spots left by a window or a flash.

The remaining pixels are combined with a median, which ignores a few odd values better than an average does. The result is one color per eye, shown as a swatch with its hex code. That color is converted to hue, saturation and lightness, and the hue and lightness decide the name. The inner and outer parts of the ring are also compared, so a hazel iris with a brown center can be flagged as mixed.

The colors the detector can name

• Dark brown: very low lightness. In many photos it looks almost black.
• Brown: warm hue, medium or low lightness. The most common label.
• Hazel: a brown and green mix, often changing with the light.
• Amber: a saturated golden or copper tone, with little green.
• Green: a green hue with enough color to rule out gray.
• Blue: a blue hue with clear saturation.
• Gray: very little saturation, neither dark nor bright.

These are everyday words, not a scientific scale. Iris color comes from how much pigment sits in the front layer of the iris and how light scatters in it, so the boundaries between hazel, green and amber are soft. Two people can describe the same eye differently, and so can two photos of one person.

Why your answer to what colour of eyes do I have changes between photos

The same eye can read as brown in a warm room and olive outdoors. Light color matters most, because a warm bulb pushes every pixel toward yellow and orange, while shade pushes toward blue. White balance does a similar job inside the phone, and beauty filters, portrait modes and some cameras shift color on purpose. Colored contact lenses replace the natural color completely, and the detector cannot tell a lens from an iris.

Brightness matters too. In dim light the iris looks darker and the pupil grows, leaving a thin ring to sample. In hard light a bright reflection sits on the iris, hiding part of it. For a fair answer to what colour of eyes do I have, test the same eye in two or three kinds of light and compare. If the labels agree, trust them; if they split, the eye is probably in between.

How to take a photo that reads well

• Face a window in daylight, not the window behind you, and stay out of direct sun.
• Turn off filters, beauty mode and flash.
• Hold the camera at eye level, close enough that each iris is wider than about 30 pixels, and keep both eyes wide open.
• Look at the lens, because looking away hides one side of the iris.
• Take off glasses if you can, since the frame and lens reflect light across the iris.

The photo guide covers camera height and distance in more detail, and the rate my photo page checks lighting and sharpness before you try.

Mixed irises and two different eyes

Many irises are not one flat color. A hazel eye often has a brown ring around the pupil and green toward the edge, and some brown eyes carry a lighter amber halo. When the inner and outer rings differ clearly, the page adds a mixed-iris note and still reports one label, which is a simplification.

If the two eyes read differently, the first suspect is uneven light, so retake the photo facing the window. A real difference between eyes does exist: in heterochromia, the two eyes, or two parts of one iris, differ in color. It is usually harmless when it has always been there, and a photo tool cannot tell you the cause.

When a change in eye color needs a doctor

Eye color settles in early childhood and rarely changes much in adults. If the color of one or both eyes changes in adulthood, or if one eye becomes a different color from the other when it was not before, see an eye doctor or a doctor soon. The same applies if a color change comes with pain, redness, blurred vision or a change in the size of the pupil. This tool reports colors in a picture. It is not a medical result and cannot rule anything in or out.

What colour of eyes do I have: matching eye color with other features

Eye color is not a measure of attraction, and nothing on this page scores your looks. If you are curious about the shape of your eyes instead, the eye type tool measures tilt, roundness and spacing, and the what are hunter eyes test looks at the area around the eye. Lid fold is covered in what are hooded eyes.

What colour of eyes do I have FAQ

Is my photo uploaded?

No. Face detection and color sampling run in your browser. The photo is kept in your browser's memory only while the page is open, and it is not sent to a server.

How accurate is the eye color detector?

It is accurate for the photo and rough for the eye. Light, white balance, filters and lenses change the color, and the page gives a confidence note with each result.

Can it tell colored contact lenses from natural eyes?

No. It only sees the colors in the picture.

Why do my two eyes show different colors?

Most often the light falls unevenly on your face. Retake the photo facing a window. If the difference persists and is new for you, see a doctor.

Is hazel a real color?

Hazel is a common label for an iris that mixes brown and green. There is no strict cutoff, so it overlaps with green, amber and light brown.

Is this a medical test?

No. It describes colors in a picture. A sudden change in the color of your eyes should be checked by a doctor.