Baby Eye Color Predictor

Predict your baby's likely eye color based on both parents' eye colors. Based on simplified genetics — for fun, not diagnosis.

Eye color is influenced by multiple genes and is more complex than simple dominant/recessive inheritance. This predictor provides approximate probabilities for entertainment purposes.

Eye Color Facts

  • Most babies are born with blue or gray eyes that may change over the first 1-3 years
  • Eye color is determined by the amount and distribution of melanin in the iris
  • Brown eyes have the most melanin, blue eyes have the least
  • Eye color is polygenic — controlled by at least 16 different genes, not just one
  • This calculator uses a simplified model. Actual results can surprise parents!
  • Two brown-eyed parents can have a blue-eyed child if both carry recessive blue alleles
  • Eye color typically stabilizes by age 3, though subtle changes can occur into adulthood