What is the Rarest Husky Eye Color?

Huskies are one of the most recognizable dog breeds. Their black and white coats, lapping tongues, and goofy, boundless energy are signature traits that come to many people's minds when they think of huskies. But not all huskies are black and white. Some have red or brown fur, some are all white or black, or have disabled fur–fur that has black points and black tipping.

But what about their eye color? What is the rarest eye color that a husky can have? When most people think of huskies, they think of blue or brown eyes, brown being the most popular eye color of all animal species, blue because of the icy tundra the species is most adapted to.

But what is the rarest eye color? Are those the only colors that huskies have? The answer is no, but it gets a little complicated.

Let's start with brown eyes. Around 40% of huskies have brown eyes, ranging in lighter tones, amber, and dark brown. Blues eyes are also common, with approximately 40% of huskies having blue eyes. Some are icy or pale blue, others can be deep blue. Occasionally, huskies with blue eyes have tinges or flecks of gray or green, with a dark circle on the outer edge of the iris. While blue is a rare eye color in other dog species that can be a sign of a serious medical condition, at 40 %, neither brown nor blue are that rare of eye colors for huskies.

Although not reported on the American Kennel Club (AKC) website, some husky owners claim that their dogs have pale green eyes. Without any research, it's hard to put a percentage on exactly how rare this eye color is. It could be the rarest eye color, but let's stick with what has been documented.

Remember when I said that huskies' eye colors can be a little complicated? Well, like humans, dogs can also have heterochromia iridis and heterochromia iridium, an eye condition also found in humans. Heterochromia iridium is when each iris is a different color. One eye could be blue and the other brown, for example. For huskies, nearly 15% of the species have this condition. That makes this one of the rarest eye colors that a husky can have, although it is technically a condition. But, aren't two different colors more rare than one? If that's the case then this next condition is the rarest eye color of any species, not just dogs.

Heterochromia iridis is when the iris has two different pigments, meaning the eye is both blue and brown. This is a harmless hereditary condition. The colors are mixed or sectoral, with only 5% of huskies having this condition. That makes this the rarest eye color that a husky can have. Now that we have learned the rarest eye color a husky can have, what does that tell us? Not counting green, brown, and blue, the most common eye colors, make up the rarest eye color conditions huskies can have.