What color do teal and white make?
Teal and White make powder blue.
Teal and White make powder blue, #c5e0d9. That is the result in equal parts, mixing pigment rather than light - paint, ink and dye all behave this way.
Equal parts teal and white · #c5e0d9
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 white · #6db29f
Equal parts · #c5e0d9
1 part teal, 3 parts white · #dcede8
Lighter and darker
With white added - a tint · #dcede8
With black added - a shade · #53746b
Why it works
Adding white to teal makes a tint. The hue does not change - only its lightness does, which is why you get powder blue rather than a different colour altogether. Keep adding white and it keeps moving towards plain white.
Frequently asked questions
What color do teal and white make?
Teal and White make powder blue, #c5e0d9. 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 white. Add black for a shade, which gives slate grey. 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 white?
Three parts teal to one part white gives light blue. Reversing it to one part teal and three parts white gives white 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.