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What color do red and pink make?

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

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#EC4572 · pink

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Red and pink make pink

Mixed as paint, red and pink make a pink (#EC4572). As light on a screen, they make a pink (#FF8AA4), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a pink (#E56B85).

pink

#EC4572

As paint

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

pink

#FF8AA4

As light

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

pink

#E56B85

In CSS (OKLCH)

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

Mixing red and pink in different ratios

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

3:1 · #E12F58

3 red : 1 pink, crimson

2:1 · #E53661

2 red : 1 pink, pink

1:1 · #EC4572

1 red : 1 pink, pink

1:2 · #F25786

1 red : 2 pink, pink

1:3 · #F46291

1 red : 3 pink, pink

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 pink mix.

With white

#F5618F

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#FB7AA5

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#FF94BA

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#FFB2D0

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With black

#AA486B

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#864460

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#663E51

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#43323B

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Mixing red and pink FAQ

Mixed as paint, red and pink make a pink (#EC4572). As light on a screen, they make a pink (#FF8AA4), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a pink (#E56B85).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so red and pink light make a pink (#FF8AA4). 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 pink gives a crimson (#E12F58), while one part red to three parts pink gives a pink (#F46291). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #D1193E 50%, #F4A6C0 50%), which gives #E56B85. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.