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What color do red and black make?

Mixed as paint, red and black make a maroon. 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.

maroon

#68233B · maroon

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Contrast 11.1:1 with white, 1.89:1 with black

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Red and black make maroon

Mixed as paint, red and black make a maroon (#68233B). As light on a screen, they make a red (#D22744), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a dark brown (#71272D).

maroon

#68233B

As paint

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

red

#D22744

As light

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

dark brown

#71272D

In CSS (OKLCH)

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

Mixing red and black in different ratios

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

3:1 · #8D233E

3 red : 1 black, crimson

2:1 · #80243E

2 red : 1 black, maroon

1:1 · #68233B

1 red : 1 black, maroon

1:2 · #522236

1 red : 2 black, dark brown

1:3 · #472132

1 red : 3 black, dark brown

Making the mix lighter or darker

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

With white

#B0597C

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#CB7A9E

40%

#DC98B7

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#EAB8CF

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With black

#502235

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#3E202D

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#2D1C24

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#1B1418

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Mixing red and black FAQ

Mixed as paint, red and black make a maroon (#68233B). As light on a screen, they make a red (#D22744), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a dark brown (#71272D).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so red and black light make a red (#D22744). 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 red to one part black gives a crimson (#8D233E), while one part red to three parts black gives a dark brown (#472132). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #D1193E 50%, #1A1A1A 50%), which gives #71272D. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.