What color do pink and black make?
Pink and Black make brown.
Pink and Black make brown, #662626. That is the result in equal parts, mixing pigment rather than light - paint, ink and dye all behave this way.
Equal parts pink and black · #662626
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 pink, 1 part black · #b36464
Equal parts · #662626
1 part pink, 3 parts black · #260707
Lighter and darker
With white added - a tint · #997373
With black added - a shade · #330d0d
Why it works
Adding black to pink makes a shade. Black absorbs across the whole spectrum, so the result keeps its hue but loses brightness and some saturation, which is how pink becomes brown.
Frequently asked questions
What color do pink and black make?
Pink and Black make brown, #662626. 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 slate grey. Add black for a shade, which gives maroon. 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 pink than black?
Three parts pink to one part black gives salmon. Reversing it to one part pink 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.