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What color do green and black make?

Mixed as paint, green and black make a green. Change the ratio, switch to light or CSS mixing, and copy the result.

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Paint mode simulates real pigments with the Kubelka-Munk model, so blue and yellow make green, just like on a palette.

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#2B613F · green

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Contrast 7.28:1 with white, 2.88:1 with black

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Green and black make green

Mixed as paint, green and black make a green (#2B613F). As light on a screen, they make a green (#2A8E4B), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a dark green (#265030).

green

#2B613F

As paint

Pigments absorb light, so every color you add takes some away. This is what you get on a palette or canvas.

green

#2A8E4B

As light

Colored lights add up, as on a screen or stage. Mixes get brighter, not darker.

dark green

#265030

In CSS (OKLCH)

What color-mix(in oklch, …) returns for an even mix in the browser.

Mixing green and black in different ratios

The ratio decides which color leads. These are paint mixes, measured in equal-sized parts.

3:1 · #287743

3 green : 1 black, green

2:1 · #297042

2 green : 1 black, green

1:1 · #2B613F

1 green : 1 black, green

1:2 · #2B503A

1 green : 2 black, muted green

1:3 · #2A4636

1 green : 3 black, muted green

Making the mix lighter or darker

Add white for tints and black for shades. Each step adds 20% more of it to the even green and black mix.

With white

#53926B

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#71AE8A

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#8FC4A4

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#B0D8C1

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With black

#2B553B

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#2A4836

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#273A2F

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#1E2722

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Mixing green and black FAQ

Mixed as paint, green and black make a green (#2B613F). As light on a screen, they make a green (#2A8E4B), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a dark green (#265030).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so green and black light make a green (#2A8E4B). That is why screens can show bright yellows from red and green light, while the same paints would turn brown.

Change the ratio. Three parts green to one part black gives a green (#287743), while one part green to three parts black gives a muted green (#2A4636). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #1E8C45 50%, #1A1A1A 50%), which gives #265030. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.