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What color do teal and gray make?

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

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#368C89 · teal

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Teal and gray make teal

Mixed as paint, teal and gray make a teal (#368C89). As light on a screen, they make a muted cyan (#8BBEBB), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a muted teal (#608C89).

teal

#368C89

As paint

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

muted cyan

#8BBEBB

As light

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

muted teal

#608C89

In CSS (OKLCH)

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

Mixing teal and gray in different ratios

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

3:1 · #258C88

3 teal : 1 gray, teal

2:1 · #2B8C88

2 teal : 1 gray, teal

1:1 · #368C89

1 teal : 1 gray, teal

1:2 · #448C8A

1 teal : 2 gray, teal

1:3 · #4C8C8A

1 teal : 3 gray, muted teal

Making the mix lighter or darker

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

With white

#52A8A5

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#6BBCB9

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#86CDCB

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#A7DEDC

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With black

#387B79

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#386A68

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#355555

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#2C3B3B

80%

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Mixing teal and gray FAQ

Mixed as paint, teal and gray make a teal (#368C89). As light on a screen, they make a muted cyan (#8BBEBB), and blended in CSS with OKLCH they give a muted teal (#608C89).

Light adds up instead of absorbing, so teal and gray light make a muted cyan (#8BBEBB). 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 teal to one part gray gives a teal (#258C88), while one part teal to three parts gray gives a muted teal (#4C8C8A). To lighten the result add white, and to darken it add a little black.

Use color-mix(in oklch, #128C87 50%, #8A8A8A 50%), which gives #608C89. OKLCH keeps the middle of the mix bright, while mixing in sRGB tends to turn it gray.