Red-green color blindness

Will they see all the colors?

Color blindness is X-linked, which is why it’s much more common in boys. Your family history — especially on mom’s side — is the strongest signal.

Baby's sex

Maternal grandfather color-blind?

Mom is a known carrier?

Dad color-blind?

Only affects girls' risk meaningfully

Chance he is color-blind

8.0%vs. 8% baseline

In line with the typical population rate.

Compared to baseline

For your baby8.0%

Average baby8.0%

How accurate is this, honestly?aboutX-linked

AccuracyX-linked

Color blindness usually isn't caught until age 4-6 (when kids start matching colors at school) and it doesn't affect their lives the way pop culture suggests. Most color-blind people see colors — just not the same way trichromats do. Pediatric eye exams will flag it, and there's no treatment because there's nothing to fix.

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