Common Eye Colors and Their Genetic Probability

Parent 1 Parent 2 Brown Blue Green Hazel Gray Amber Heterochromia
Brown Brown 78% 5% 6% 6% 2% 2% 1%
Brown Blue 52% 28% 8% 7% 2% 2% 1%
Brown Green 52% 6% 31% 7% 3% 2% 1%
Brown Hazel 51% 6% 8% 30% 3% 2% 1%
Blue Blue 50% 85% 6% 5% 2% 1% 1%
Blue Green 1% 42% 42% 6% 6% 1% 1%
Blue Hazel 2% 32% 32% 24% 4% 1% 1%
Green Green 6% 20% 65% 6% 4% 2% 1%
Green Hazel 2% 18% 35% 35% 4% 2% 1%
Hazel Hazel 6% 14% 28% 45% 4% 2% 1%

Most babies are born with blue eyes, but their true eye pigmentation develops as melanin production increases.

 

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