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What color do red and teal make?

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

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muted purple

#513C5B · muted purple

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Red and teal make muted purple

Mixed as paint, red and teal make a muted purple (#513C5B). As light on a screen, they make a pink (#D28E93), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give an olive (#827900).

muted purple

#513C5B

As paint

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

pink

#D28E93

As light

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

olive

#827900

In CSS (OKLCH)

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

Mixing red and teal in different ratios

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

3:1 · #5D334E

3 red : 1 teal, dark brown

2:1 · #583652

2 red : 1 teal, dark brown

1:1 · #513C5B

1 red : 1 teal, muted purple

1:2 · #4C4666

1 red : 2 teal, muted purple

1:3 · #4A4D6C

1 red : 3 teal, muted blue

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 teal mix.

With white

#8F769A

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#AD97B6

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#C3B1CA

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#D8CBDD

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With black

#46374C

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#3A303D

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#2D282F

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#1D1B1E

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Mixing red and teal FAQ

Mixed as paint, red and teal make a muted purple (#513C5B). As light on a screen, they make a pink (#D28E93), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give an olive (#827900).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so red and teal light make a pink (#D28E93). 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 teal gives a dark brown (#5D334E), while one part red to three parts teal gives a muted blue (#4A4D6C). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #D1193E 50%, #128C87 50%), which gives #827900. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.