Eyes are the mirror of the soul. You can drown in their bottomless depths, you can pin them to a place with your gaze or captivate your heart forever... Masters of words often use similar epithets. And indeed, sky blue eyes enchant, bright green eyes enchant, and black eyes pierce through. But how often in real life can you meet green-eyed people, and what eye color is the rarest? Read on for answers to these questions.

What eye colors are there?

In reality, there are only 4 pure eye colors - brown, gray, blue and green. But the mixing of colors, pigmentation, the amount of melanin, and the network of blood vessels together create many shades. Thanks to this effect, there are people with light brown, amber, black and even red eyes.

This is theoretically possible, but practically no one has seen it yet

Scientists who study what determines eye color, the heredity of this issue and possible mutations, empirically determined that theoretically people with violet eyes should live on Earth.

Purple color from the point of view of genetics is a pigmented variant blue. In addition to scientific theories, there is evidence that in the remote corners of North Kashmir on the Hindustan Peninsula there are residents with real lilac eyes. Unfortunately, this is only oral evidence, not confirmed by photography or video, so skeptics are cold to such a statement.

However, the eyes of Elizabeth Taylor, a popular actress and queen of Hollywood, had an unusual lilac color. This is clearly visible in the film “Cleopatra”, where she played brilliantly main role. And these could not be colored lenses, because their production began in 1983, and the film was released in 1963. Although the play of light and shadow coupled with skillful makeup sometimes works wonders...

If we discard the hypothesis about the existence of people with violet eyes on earth, then we can safely say that green is the rarest eye color on the planet. Only 2% of the world's population possess it. In this case, the following patterns are observed:

• The vast majority of green-eyed people live in central and northern Europe, mainly in Scotland, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Iceland, and Finland. If in Iceland 40% of the total population have green eyes, then this color of the “mirror of the soul” cannot be found in Asia or South America;
• In women, this eye color is 3 times more common than in men;
• there is a direct relationship between green eyes and skin and hair color. Green-eyed people are almost always white-skinned and most often red-haired. During the Inquisition, green-eyed, red-haired women were considered witches and burned at the stake;
• If mom and dad are green-eyed, then the probability of having a child with the same eye color is 75%.

If only one parent is green-eyed, then the probability of having the same baby is reduced to 50%. Interestingly, if one parent has brown eyes and the other has blue eyes, then they will never have a green-eyed child. But if both parents are blue-eyed, then the child’s eyes will probably be green, and not blue color. That's genetics!

The famous poetess Marina Tsvetaeva had eyes of a beautiful emerald shade. Demi Moore and the beautiful Angelina Jolie have irises of the rarest natural green color.

Amber or gold

These colors are varieties of brown eyes. They have a monochrome yellow tint or a mixture of golden and light brown tones. Such exotic eyes, resembling wolves, are very rare. Their amazing color due to the presence of lipofuscin pigment.

Blue lake – blue magnet

In third place in terms of prevalence are blue eyes. They are most common among Europeans, especially in the Baltic and Northern European countries. For example, almost all Estonians (99% of the population!) and Germans (75% of the population) are blue-eyed.

This shade is quite common among residents of Iran, Afghanistan and Lebanon.

Gray and blue are shades of blue, due to the greater saturation of melanin in the iris. Gray eyes can change tone from light gray, mousey to the rich color of wet asphalt, depending on the owner’s mood and lighting.

It is known that only about 6 thousand years ago a mutation occurred at the gene level, as a result of which the first child with blue eyes.

Blue-eyed people have a greater need for sex and pronounced reproductive functions.

Brown-eyed

The most common eye color is brown. Depending on the saturation of melanin in the iris, eyes can be light or dark brown, almost black. Scientists are 100% sure that 10 thousand years ago all people on the planet had brown eyes.

A variety of brown shade is black. Black-eyed inhabitants of the Earth are most often found in Asia and Africa. Scientists know that dark color skin causes dark eye color. A black man with blue eyes is the rarest phenomenon on the planet.

Pathologies

Deviations from the norm are red and multi-colored eyes. In the first case, the cause is albinism - a congenital absence of the coloring pigment melanin in the body. In the second - heterochromia, a congenital or acquired pathology. Since ancient times, people with with different eyes attributed magical abilities.

Green eyes are the least common eye color. In order to have such eyes, a person must have yellow colored stroma - the main part of the cornea. Yellowish stromas turn green due to light scattering, the principle that makes sky blue, cyan plus yellow turn out green. Scattering of molecules and atoms occurs when light passes through clear liquids or gases.

There are two various types melanin, the pigment that changes color when tanned, and this melanin also makes eyes brown. There is dark, black melanin and yellow melanin. Eyes without melanin, black or yellow will appear blue. Green eyes caused low level black melanin and more high level yellow melanin.

Children are usually born with blue or gray eyes. Green eyes do not appear immediately, and the color change may take several months for this color to appear. The most severe changes in baby's eye color usually occur sometime after 6 months, but the color may continue to change for several years.

Where do green eyes come from?

The green eyes spread and have been around for thousands of years. They were identified in Siberia during the Bronze Age. This color is most common in Europe among people of European descent. In some European countries this color is more common than brown. In Iceland they say that 80% of people have blue or green eyes. Green eyes are more common in Icelandic women than men. One study found that 17% of women compared to only 8% of men had green eyes. Similar results were found in Holland. In general, green eyes are very rare in men all over the world.

Europeans with green eyes tend to come from Celtic or German backgrounds. These eyes are a common color in Ireland, where they are usually paired with fiery red hair.

This eye color can be found in many places including the United States, Europe, South Asia, South America and North Africa. It is estimated that only 2% of people have this rare eye color.

Myths and misconceptions about green eyes:

Green eyes are rare, and as such they are considered quite mysterious. People of this color are considered curious, smart and a little surprising. This color was also associated with mischief. Green jealousy says that people with such eyes are very jealous. Unfortunately, these amazing eyes also need them.

People with green eyes can also be considered evil. In ancient times, people with this color and red hair risked being declared a witch if the woman died before her death. The reasoning behind this myth is not known, but some say it is due to the fact that the color often appears in cats and historically witches are attached to cats.

Eye color is inherited by one human gene, and from the moment of conception it is predetermined to have a certain shade. Scientists have calculated that there are 8 eye colors. And these are just the most common ones. But there are people on the planet who have the rarest eye color.

For example, Hollywood actress Kate Bosworth has eyes of different colors. The dark gray iris of her right eye contains age spot brown shade.

There are as many pairs of eyes in the world as there are people. No two personalities are identical, and no two pairs of eyes are identical. What is the magic of a look? Maybe it's the eye color?

From black to sky blue

Human eyes come in only eight shades. Some shades are more common, others very rare. The content of the melanin pigment in the iris determines what we call color. Once upon a time, about 10 thousand years ago, most people on Earth were brown-eyed. Genetics say that a mutation occurred, and people appeared with a lack of pigment. They gave birth to blue-eyed and green-eyed children.

The following shades are known: black, brown, amber, olive, green, blue, gray, light blue. Sometimes the eyes change color, more often this happens in babies. Meet unique people with an indefinite shade. Aishwarya Rai, a film star from India, is known not so much for her stunning figure and smile as for the mystery of her eyes, which, in different moods, can be green, blue, gray or brown and are recognized as the most beautiful eyes in the world.

What are the most eyes in the world?

Most often, brown-eyed children are born on the planet. This color predominates in all parts of the world. It is believed that their irises contain a lot of melanin. It protects your eyes from the blinding rays of the sun. Astrologers associate brown-eyed people with Venus and the Sun. Venus endowed these people with her tenderness, and the Sun with ardor and passion.

According to sociological data, owners of such eyes inspire special trust in themselves. It is generally accepted that brown-eyed women are sexy and passionate. Whether this is true is unknown, but the fact is that the owner of dark brown eyes, Jennifer Lopez, is a symbol of precisely these qualities. The second most common color is blue. People originally from Northern Europe have such eyes. According to statistics, 99% of Estonians and 75% of Germans have blue eyes. Many children are born with blue eyes. Within a few months the color changes to gray or blue. Adult blue-eyed people are rare. Blue eyes are found both in Asia and among Ashkenazi Jews.

American researchers say that most talented people with high IQ blue eyes. Blue-eyed people are often strong, authoritative personalities; when communicating, trust in them arises intuitively. Cameron Diaz's light blue gaze, giving warmth and positivity, made her a Hollywood star. IN right moment he becomes hard and cold, and then again kind and warm.

The rarest eye shades

Black-eyed people are very rare. From Hollywood stars only Audrey Hepburn had this color. She once said that the eyes are the gateway to the heart, where love lives. Her gaze always shone with kindness and love.

Elizabeth Taylor had the rarest color. When she was born, her frightened parents took the girl to a doctor, who said that the child had a unique mutation. The future Cleopatra was born with double rows of eyelashes, and at six months the baby's eyes acquired a purple tint. Elizabeth drove men crazy with her gaze all her life, having been married 8 times.

The rarest color of the iris

The witch's eyes should be green. Only 2% of the world's population has green eyes. Moreover, most of them are female. There is no rational explanation for this phenomenon. Historians believe that human prejudices are to blame. Everyone has European peoples, including the Slavs, Saxons, Germans, and Franks, it was believed that green-eyed women had supernatural abilities.

During the Middle Ages, the Inquisition was rampant in Europe. A denunciation was enough for a person to be sent to the stake. Most of the victims were women, who were declared witches for the most insignificant reasons. Is it worth saying that the green-eyed ones were burned first? So the population of people with the most beautiful color eye.

Today, 80% of green-eyed people live in Holland and Iceland. Astrologers believe that green-eyed women are the most gentle creatures, kind and devoted, but when it comes to protecting their family or loved one, they are merciless and cruel. Bioenergeticists who divide people into energy “vampires” and “donors” claim that green-eyed people are neither one nor the other, their energy is stable and neutral. Perhaps this is why they value stability and devotion in relationships so much, and do not forgive betrayal.

The most famous green-eyed beauty is Angelina Jolie. Her “cat-eye” broke a lot of hearts before it got to

Eye color in humans is inherited by one of many genes. From the moment of conception, a person is predetermined to have one or another shade of the iris. However, even scientists cannot say with 100% certainty what eye color a child will have. What affects the shade of the iris and what rare eye colors do people have?

What color are people's eyes: four main shades

People's eye colors are completely unique. It is known that the pattern on the iris is as unique as human fingerprints. There are mainly four colors of the iris - brown, blue, gray, green. According to statistics, green is the rarest color listed. It occurs in only 2% of people. There are only 4 primary colors, but there are many shades of them. In exceptional cases, a person’s iris can be red, black and even purple. These are the most unusual shades, which the iris acquires after birth, are extremely rare in nature.

Is it possible to determine what eye color a child will have?

After birth, the baby's eyes are usually light green or dull gray. After a few months, the tone of the iris changes. This happens thanks to melanin, which accumulates and forms the color of the eyes. The more melanin, the darker the iris. The color, which is determined by the genes, appears around the age of one, but it is finally formed only by 5, and in some cases by 10 years. The intensity of eye color, that is, the amount of melanin, is influenced by genetics and nationality. No geneticist can predict with absolute certainty what exact eye color a child will have. However, there are some patterns that allow us to assume what a person’s eyes will be like. These patterns can be seen using examples:

• If mom and dad have blue eyes, then the probability of having a child with the same iris shade is 99%. 1% remains for green, which is the rarest of the four main ones.
• If one parent has blue eyes and the other has green eyes, then there is a 50% chance that the child will have green or blue eyes.
• If the father and mother are green-eyed, then the probability of a baby being born with a green tint of the iris is 75%, 24% are the cases of a baby being born with blue eyes, 1% are with brown eyes.
• If one of the parents is blue-eyed and the other is brown-eyed, then their children will be brown-eyed in 50% of cases. 37% of children from such unions are born with blue eyes, and 13% with green eyes.
• Children with brown-eyed parents will also be brown-eyed in 75% of cases. They can have green-eyed children with a probability of 18%, and blue-eyed children with a probability of 7%.

It is worth taking into account that a child’s blue eyes may subsequently become sky blue, gray-green – emerald, and brown – black. This is almost impossible to predict. Actually, this is the basis of the uniqueness of the shade of the human iris. Sometimes she has an unusual color from birth. There are completely rare shades, found in only one person in hundreds of thousands. Let's make a list of the most unusual eye colors.

The most unusual eye color in the world. Top rare eye colors in people

The first place in the list of “The rarest eye color” is violet. This shade is obtained by mixing blue and red tones; few people have seen people with purple irises. As geneticists note, violet eyes are a similarity to blue eyes, that is, they are a variant or pigment of blue. It is believed that purple eye color is found only among the people of North Kashmir in the world. The legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor also had lilac eyes. Varieties of purple shade include ultramarine, amethyst and hyacinth.

Sometimes a lilac iris can be a symptom of pathology. With Marchesani syndrome, which is characterized by abnormal development eyes and limbs, the iris may take on a purple tint.

The color purple can be considered a great rarity; it is rather beyond comparison. Then the first place in the ranking of eyes of unusual colors rightfully takes green tint. Only 2% of the world's population has it. In this case, the following patterns are observed:

• Green-eyed people are more common in Northern and Central Europe, including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Scotland. In Iceland, approximately 40% of people have green eyes. In Asia, Africa, South America it is almost impossible to meet green-eyed people if we're talking about about the indigenous people.
• Women have green eyes three times more often than men.
• Many green eyed people have white skin and red hair.

The most famous owner of green eyes is Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie. Her iris has a dark green tint. Actress Tilda Swinton has bright emerald green eyes, while Charlize Theron's irises are a calmer, light green color. Among men with green eyes, one can remember Tom Cruise and Clive Owen.

Another rare color is red. Most often, albinos have red eyes, although with albinism the iris is usually brown or blue. The iris becomes red when the melanin pigment is absent. Because of this, eye color is determined by the blood vessels showing through the iris. If the red tint mixes with the blue tint of the stroma, the eyes may take on a magenta color, which is closer to violet.

Amber eye color, which is a type of brown, is also very rare. Amber eyes are usually bright, clear with a very strong golden tone throughout the iris. Varieties of amber color include golden green, reddish copper, tan and golden brown. True amber eyes, which may somewhat resemble the eyes of a wolf, are practically never found in nature. However, shades of amber are also quite beautiful and rare.

Fifth place in the top unusual eye colors is black. It is, in fact, another variety of brown. The black iris contains a lot of melanin, the amount of which determines the intensity of the color. Thanks to its saturation, the black tint almost completely absorbs the rays of light falling on the iris. This type of eye is found mainly among representatives of African peoples. In Caucasians, it is less common, but it is more common than purple, green and amber eyes. A famous owner of black eyes was the British actress Audrey Hepburn. Varieties of black include slate black, obsidian, pitch black, dark almond and jet black.

Eyes of different colors are also very rare. This physiological feature called heterochromia.

Eyes of different colors

Heterochromia is a fairly rare phenomenon. It occurs in only 2% of the world's population. It occurs due to a lack of melanin in the iris of one eye. Congenital heterochromia develops approximately six months after the birth of a child, when pigment begins to be produced. If it is distributed unevenly, the eyes take on different shades.

Most often, congenital heterochromia is observed in women, although scientific explanations no to this. Men's eyes also come in different colors, but much less often. But their heterochromia manifests itself in more unusual shape.

Types of heterochromia:

• Full. Often in this case, one eye of a person is brown and the other is blue. Anatomically, the organs of vision do not differ from each other. They have the same size and visual acuity.
• Partial. With this form of heterochromia, the iris of one eye is colored in different shades. It can be divided into halves, quarters, or have wavy color borders. As a rule, partial heterochromia is observed in children aged two to four years. Subsequently, melanin is distributed evenly. If this does not happen, it is necessary to get checked and identify the presence of pathologies.
• Central. This form is characterized by the appearance of rings around the pupil. This phenomenon is somewhat reminiscent of the rainbow effect, when one iris has two or more rings of several colors. There are no more than a dozen such people all over the world.

Heterochromia, which has genetic background, manifests itself after birth. The acquired form occurs as a result of injuries and diseases, for example, Fuchs syndrome. This disease is an inflammation choroid and irises. The syndrome usually affects one eye. One of the symptoms of the disease is lightening of the iris. There are other, more rare pathologies that are accompanied by changes in the color of the iris. Among them:

• Posner-Schlossman syndrome is a type of uveitis, that is, inflammation of the iris and choroid;
• Horner's syndrome is a disease associated with lesions nervous system and manifested in the organs of vision;
• Pigmentary glaucoma is a pathology in which pigment separates from the iris and enters other parts of the eye;
• Iris melanoma - malignant tumor, which is usually dark brown in color.

All these pathologies are characterized by a change in eye color.

Chameleon eyes

One more thing rare occurrence, associated with the color of the iris, are chameleon eyes that change color. A change in the shade of the iris can occur as a result natural causes and under the influence of external factors. Natural emotions include emotions (stress, fear). External factors- air temperature, atmospheric pressure, indoor lighting. Chameleon eyes can become lighter or darker, depending on the influence of these factors. Such changes are temporary and not always noticeable.

The eyes seemed to many to be a kind of mirror that opened the curtains of the soul. And the rarest eye color is the ocean of the spirit, as people said in ancient times. This old saying remains relevant today. In the most rare eyes we see pain and mental suffering, in some there is boundless happiness and joy, and some do not carry any information at all, an emptiness of view and indifference to everything in the world. Each individual has his own (different from others) eye color. It, like fingerprints, is never repeated, although visually the eyes different people may be the same. But there are also those on Earth who have the rarest eye color. It is this point that the article will focus on.

The most common eye color: unexpected data

With our eyes we look at the reality around us. And this is no secret to anyone. Eye color begins to form even during human conception, as it is inherited by a certain gene. During the expert scientific research Doctors have found that there are only eight most common variations of eye shades. The most common eye colors among humankind are hazel and brown. Visual organs with a dark tint are mainly observed in people who constantly live in southern latitudes or in the north (or were born there). And all because it is the dark (brown) shade that is able to reflect bright daylight from the sun from the eye. In second place are blue eyes that look like a lake. Statistics: what eye color is the rarest are very few.

What determines eye color?

Ten thousand years ago, representatives primitive people on planet Earth, the shade characteristics of the eyes were practically no different from each other - everyone’s eyes were brown, sometimes their shade only changed slightly. But due to some change in the body of primitive representatives of people, something suddenly changed. There was a gene failure. Representatives of humanity have appeared with different eye shades. Eye color, like all the characteristics of an individual, depends on the triplet, which is passed from parents to child through inheritance.

What is the rarest eye color among representatives of humanity?

Many will be very surprised when they find out what eye color is the rarest. It is impossible to give an exact answer. Due to constant evolution, the rarest color of human eyes has constantly changed. Of the most common and famous (if you can call it that) eye shades, the rarest eye colors can be called greenish and turquoise. Green eye color is the rarest in the world. Scientists made a statement about this based on the results of their own research. Although this seems very strange to many. On planet Earth, only 2 percent of people with a greenish tint to their eyes general population. Many people think that this simply cannot happen, because green-eyed people are very common. However, this is actually a misconception. Very often, gray-eyed people are mistaken for green-eyed people because optical illusions, light placement and other factors. For example, if a person with gray eyes is on the street, the shade of the eyes may change. Sometimes gray shades Depending on the person’s surroundings, the spaces take on a blue or green “hint”, but in reality they are gray, and this is not the rarest eye color.

In girls for variability gray Even makeup affects the eyes. Eyes can be artificially made either green or blue.

Why are there so few people on the planet with “real” green eyes?

There can be many reasons. And which of them is reliable is almost impossible to find out. So, everyone knows that in the Middle Ages all green-eyed girls and many men with green eyes were considered witches or magicians and burned at the stake. Previously, no one even figured out whether the girl was a witch or whether she was involved in any “dirty” activities. Everyone, even those who had even a hint of a green tint, was burned at the stake. Historians know of many cases where even the king’s children were killed in such a brutal way because of the color of their eyes. Many believe that this is why the green shade (color) is currently considered rare. But what is the rarest eye color, excluding green?

But there is another, more scientific version. Melanin is responsible for the “production” of the green color of the organ of vision in the body. It is he who determines the color of the eyes. People with greenish eyes do not have enough melanin in their body. But most people have enough of this substance in their bodies, so they have a different eye color.

A rare eye color (green) can more often be found among representatives of the fairer sex. And only 5 percent strong half humanity can boast of green-eyed “eyes”. The rest are women. Therefore, to the question of what eye color is the rarest in men, you can answer with almost complete certainty – green. Again, a contradiction arises, because mostly women were killed at the stake in the Middle Ages. Green-eyed men were burned only after a serious investigation by the Inquisition. Therefore, a contradiction arises, why it is very difficult to meet a man with a rare eye color, that is, greenish. After all, men (“sorcerers”) were burned very rarely. No one can explain such a contradiction. But many suggest that, most likely, the organs of vision in men with greenish are very rare due to some kind of genetic failure.

The Netherlands leads the ranking of the most “green-eyed” countries. More than one in two of all people with green eyes live there. Another approximately 30 percent live in Iceland and the remaining 20 percent in Turkey. Moreover, in the Norman countries, people with a greenish tint to their eyes can be more often found with red curls. Therefore, there was a stereotype that all red-haired people most likely have green eyes.

Despite the fact that scientists have identified as many as 8 shades of eyes, greenish is not included in this list, since it is truly the rarest eye color in humans.

But what is the rarest eye color, excluding green?

Heterochromia: what is it?

If we talk in simple words, then heterochromia is an eye disease (can be either congenital or acquired), in which the organs of vision differ in color completely or partially. Acquired heterochromia can appear as a result of a disease or due to injury.

Experts distinguish two types of heterochromia in people:

• Full. In this case, both eyes are different in color from each other.
• Partial (sometimes also called sector). Only some part of the eye is different. This type of heterochromia is more common in humans.

Heterochromia is considered a disease of animals (usually cats and dogs), but its manifestations can often be seen in humans. There are many “stars” who suffer from heterochromia. For example, actresses Kate Bossier and Daniela Ruah. But what eye color is rare in those who suffer from heterochromia? The question is controversial.

The most unusual eye color in the world

It is already known that people are born with pink, reddish, sapphire, blackish and rainbow eyes. But maybe this is just a myth, what is the rarest eye color in the world in reality? These issues need to be understood very well.

Pink-violet eye shades

Many people believe that people with pinkish eyes can be seen in everyday life almost impossible or they don’t exist at all. Probably, most people believe that such shades are given to them by lenses, but such colors do not exist in nature. In fact pink eyes- this is not a myth. Pink (a rare eye color) is considered by most scientists to be the most unusual color eye in the world. Representatives of humanity with pink and lilac organs of vision really exist. Some medical workers It is believed that this eye color is associated with the presence of mutated codons in a person. Such a mutation does not affect vision in any way and is invisible to the entire organism as a whole. Some actually believe that, on the contrary, purple eyes made people happy.

Scientists believe that pink or lilac eye color could appear due to Marchesani syndrome. This is not true. Among the symptoms of the disease, the exact change in the tint characteristics of the eyes has not been identified. However, this fact cannot be excluded. Thus, pink is also, like green, a rare eye color.

Red eyes in a person

Almost everyone knows that albino people exist. But no one has seen such unusual representatives of humanity, much less with red organs of vision. And all because the red-blooded tint of the organs of vision in albinos is rather rare than commonplace. Most albinos have brown-brown and blue eyes. But red shades of eyes are less common than others, so red, just like pink-lilac, is a rare eye color.

The effect of bright red eye shades occurs due to a small amount of a substance in the body that regulates the shade. If there is little or no amount of it in the body, it begins to appear through the eyes. blood vessels, because of which the eyes acquire such an unusual shade.

Sapphire (amber) eyes

A very strange eye color, which, as most people think, cannot exist at all. But if you dig deeper, the sapphire eye color is a shade of brown. Sapphire eye color, like red, is a very rare combination. Sapphire (sometimes called amber) eyes are very bright, they have a warm, even golden, tint. The eyes, which have a sapphire tint, are compared to the gaze of a wolf. Only a few people in the whole world have this eye color, so if you meet such a person, then consider yourself very lucky.

Black eyes

Black eyes, like sapphire ones, can be called a variety of brown. Despite the fact that they are considered the rarest on earth, they are much easier to find than those described above. The black tint occurs due to a high concentration of melanin. Most often, dark-skinned representatives of humanity have such an extraordinary color of their visual organs. This is explained by their black skin color, for which, sometimes, too much melanin is produced. But there are also exceptions. Black eyes can also occur in a person with white skin. This is also not uncommon. The black color sometimes changes to brown or grayish when the body's production of the substance that determines the color of the eyes decreases. Sometimes it occurs rainbow color eye. It combines different shades of eyes.

What is the rarest eye color? The question, despite its simplicity, is quite complex, wouldn’t you agree? It can even be considered rhetorical. It is very difficult to give an exact answer to this, because perhaps humanity does not even know about some eye shade. The rarest eye color in humans is very controversial. It is worth taking into account such a phenomenon as heterochromia. After all, the combination of different shades of color of the organs of vision is, in fact, the rarest eye color.

But at the moment, the answer to the question of what eye color is the rarest on the planet is red.

Although this is also an ambiguous answer, since the red color of the eyes is caused by blood vessels, not melanin. That is, “red” cannot be considered a color in this case. There is a lot of subjectivity in this issue; to some, the color may seem rare, but to others it is common.

What do you think is the rarest eye color?