What color do red and teal make?
Red and Teal make purple.
Red and Teal make purple, #6c1a4a. That is the result in equal parts, mixing pigment rather than light - paint, ink and dye all behave this way.
Equal parts red and teal · #6c1a4a
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 red, 1 part teal · #d21125
Equal parts · #6c1a4a
1 part red, 3 parts teal · #32605d
Lighter and darker
With white added - a tint · #b68da5
With black added - a shade · #41102c
Why it works
Pigment mixes subtractively: red paint absorbs the wavelengths it is not reflecting, teal absorbs its own set, and purple is what neither of them absorbed. This is why paint behaves differently from a screen, where light adds together instead.
Frequently asked questions
What color do red and teal make?
Red and Teal make purple, #6c1a4a. 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 light purple. 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 red than teal?
Three parts red to one part teal gives crimson. Reversing it to one part red and three parts teal gives teal 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.