What color do green and black make?
Green and Black make green.
Green and Black make green, #004314. That is the result in equal parts, mixing pigment rather than light - paint, ink and dye all behave this way.
Equal parts green and black · #004314
Change the ratio
Very little of a mix is ever half and half. Shifting the balance moves the result along the range between the two colours.
3 parts green, 1 part black · #007624
Equal parts · #004314
1 part green, 3 parts black · #001908
Lighter and darker
With white added - a tint · #4d7f5c
With black added - a shade · #00220a
Why it works
Adding black to green makes a shade. Black absorbs across the whole spectrum, so the result keeps its hue but loses brightness and some saturation, which is how green becomes green.
Frequently asked questions
What color do green and black make?
Green and Black make green, #004314. Mixed in equal parts that is the result you get with paint, ink or any other pigment.
How do I make the result lighter or darker?
Add white for a tint - here that gives grey. Add black for a shade, which gives black. Add white a little at a time, because it takes far less than people expect to shift a mix.
What happens if I use more green than black?
Three parts green to one part black gives green. Reversing it to one part green and three parts black gives black instead.
Does this work the same way on a screen?
No. Screens mix light additively, so red and green light make yellow there. These results are subtractive - paint, ink, dye and pigment - which is what people mean when they ask what two colours make.