What color does pink and teal make when mixed as paint?

A blue close to Roseine Plum (#8080A5). Pigments subtract light, so the mix is darker and duller than either parent; exact results vary by brand and binder.

What do pink and teal make as light?

A color near Light Sea Spray (#ACD8DF). Light mixes additively, so overlapping sources brighten instead of darkening, which is why screens and paint disagree about the same pair.

What happens with more pink than teal?

The result slides toward Pink along the mixing curve; the live slider on this page computes the paint and light result at any ratio, with the hex code of every step.

What does pink and teal make?

In paint, pink and teal make a blue close to Roseine Plum (#8080A5). Mixed as light, the same pair gives a result near Light Sea Spray, because light adds while pigment subtracts.

50% Pink · 50% Teal

As paint

#8080A5

As light

#ACD8DF

Theory

Why paint and light disagree

Pigments work by absorbing light: each paint removes part of the spectrum, so combining pink and teal removes more light than either alone and the result darkens. Screens and stage lights work the other way. Each light adds energy, so overlapping them moves the result toward white. The slider above computes both models at any ratio: the paint result uses red-yellow-blue pigment interpolation, the light result uses additive blending.

Reference

The 50/50 paint result, specified

HEX: #8080A5
RGB: rgb(128, 128, 165)
HSL: hsl(240, 17%, 57%)
CMYK: cmyk(22%, 22%, 0%, 35%)

Closest named color: Aster. Real pigments vary by brand and binder, so treat these values as the screen approximation of a physical mix.

FAQ

Quick answers

What color does pink and teal make when mixed as paint?: A blue close to Roseine Plum (#8080A5). Pigments subtract light, so the mix is darker and duller than either parent; exact results vary by brand and binder.
What do pink and teal make as light?: A color near Light Sea Spray (#ACD8DF). Light mixes additively, so overlapping sources brighten instead of darkening, which is why screens and paint disagree about the same pair.
What happens with more pink than teal?: The result slides toward Pink along the mixing curve; the live slider on this page computes the paint and light result at any ratio, with the hex code of every step.