What color do teal and black make?
Teal and Black make green.
Teal and Black make green, #083529. That is the result in equal parts, mixing pigment rather than light - paint, ink and dye all behave this way.
Equal parts teal and black · #083529
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 teal, 1 part black · #0f5c47
Equal parts · #083529
1 part teal, 3 parts black · #03140f
Lighter and darker
With white added - a tint · #53746b
With black added - a shade · #041a14
Why it works
Adding black to teal makes a shade. Black absorbs across the whole spectrum, so the result keeps its hue but loses brightness and some saturation, which is how teal becomes green.
Frequently asked questions
What color do teal and black make?
Teal and Black make green, #083529. 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 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 teal than black?
Three parts teal to one part black gives teal. Reversing it to one part teal 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.