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What color do green and gray make?

Mixed as paint, green and gray 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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#418D5D · green

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Contrast 4.04:1 with white, 5.19:1 with black

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Green and gray make green

Mixed as paint, green and gray make a green (#418D5D). As light on a screen, they make a green (#8DBE98), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a green (#608C69).

green

#418D5D

As paint

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

green

#8DBE98

As light

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

green

#608C69

In CSS (OKLCH)

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

Mixing green and gray in different ratios

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

3:1 · #2F8C50

3 green : 1 gray, green

2:1 · #358C54

2 green : 1 gray, green

1:1 · #418D5D

1 green : 1 gray, green

1:2 · #4F8C68

1 green : 2 gray, green

1:3 · #588C6E

1 green : 3 gray, 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 gray mix.

With white

#5EA97B

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#78BD93

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#93CEAB

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#B2DFC5

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With black

#427C58

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#406A51

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#3B5546

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#303B35

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Mixing green and gray FAQ

Mixed as paint, green and gray make a green (#418D5D). As light on a screen, they make a green (#8DBE98), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a green (#608C69).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so green and gray light make a green (#8DBE98). 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 gray gives a green (#2F8C50), while one part green to three parts gray gives a green (#588C6E). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #1E8C45 50%, #8A8A8A 50%), which gives #608C69. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.