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What color are my eyes?
Add a close-up of your eye to see your eye color, the mix of colors in your iris, and how rare it is. The test runs in your browser, so your photo never leaves your device.
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Use daylight, skip the filters, and look straight at the camera.
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How does this eye color test work?
It measures the colors in your iris and matches them to the six standard eye colors. First it looks for your pupil and the edge of your iris, and you can adjust the circle by hand. Then it samples thousands of points across the iris, skipping the top, where your eyelid casts a shadow, and skipping glare from reflections.
It also uses the white of your eye as a reference. If the white looks yellow from indoor lighting, or dark from a dim room, the test corrects for that before it reads the color. Finally, it sorts each point into brown, gold, green, blue or gray and looks at the overall mix.
That mix decides the result. Mostly green is green. A large share of both green and brown or gold is hazel. Mostly gold is amber. A blue tone with very little color strength is gray.
How do you take a good eye photo?
Use daylight and get close. The sharper and bigger your iris is in the photo, the better the test can read it.
- Stand facing a window on a bright day. Keep out of direct sun.
- Turn off the flash, filters and any beauty mode.
- Hold the phone close, then tap your eye on the screen so it focuses.
- Look straight at the lens and open your eye wide enough to show the white on both sides.
- Use the back camera if someone can help, since it is usually sharper.
Why might the result surprise you?
Eye color is harder to pin down than most people think. Your phone adjusts color automatically, so two photos from the same minute can look different. Your eyes also seem to change with the light, because blue, gray and green eyes depend partly on scattered light, not just pigment.
People disagree too. In U.S. data, hazel is 10.3% of driver's licenses but 18% in a national poll, because everyone draws the line between colors in a different place. If your result lands between two colors, that may simply be where your eyes sit. Our guide to hazel vs. amber eyes goes through one common mix-up.
What this test can't do
It is a fun estimate, not a medical or genetic test. It can't tell you about your eye health, your ancestry or your genes. It also can't see through colored contact lenses.
If you notice a sudden change in eye color, or a change in one eye only, please see an eye doctor. Our heterochromia guide explains when that matters.
Eye color test FAQs
How can I find out my real eye color?
Look in a mirror in daylight, near a window but out of direct sun, or use this test with a daylight photo. Indoor bulbs, filters and phone cameras can all shift how your eyes look.
Is my photo uploaded or saved?
No. The analysis runs in your browser, and the photo never leaves your device. Closing or reloading the page clears it.
How accurate is this eye color test?
Treat it as an estimate. It works best on sharp, close, daylight photos. It has only been checked on a small set of eye photos, and hazel, amber, gray and blue can be hard to separate, so it shows a confidence level and a second option when the result is close.
Does it work with colored contact lenses?
It reads the color it sees, so it would report the color of the lens. Take your lenses out for an accurate result.
Can this test detect eye problems?
No. It only estimates color, and it can't diagnose anything. If your eye color changes suddenly, or one eye changes, see an eye doctor.
Why did I get a different result on a different photo?
Lighting, exposure and your phone's color processing change what the camera records. Pupil size also changes how much of the inner iris shows. If results differ, trust the one from the clearest daylight photo.
This tool is for fun and general information, and it is not medical advice. See our disclaimer.