The present invention provides an image display method and device. The method comprises a step of determining the color defect types of the user which uses a terminal and the defect degrees corresponding to the color defect types, wherein the color defect types comprise a parachromatopsia type and a color weakness type, a step of displaying the image according to the color defect type to which the user belongs and a defect degree. By using the technical scheme provided by the invention, the problem that the difference of user individual parachromatopsia or color weakness is not taken into account in the prior art, so the best user experience effect cannot be achieved is solved, and the difference of each user individual is fully taken into account.