What color does red and pink make?
Mixing red and pink in equal parts gives #ff4b70 (Tomato) — crimson pink. That's the perceptual (Oklab) midpoint: the shade your eye treats as the true halfway point between the two colors.
#ff4b70 - HEX
- #ff4b70
- RGB
- rgb(255, 75, 112)
- HSL
- hsl(348, 100%, 65%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(0%, 71%, 56%, 0%)
color-mix(in oklab, #ff0000 50%, #ff69b4) Red to Pink: every ratio
How much of each color you use moves the answer along the blend path. The perceptual midpoint is the 50/50 row; the others show what a 3:1 ratio does in either direction.
Lighter and darker versions
Tint the mix toward white or shade it toward black and you get a small palette that all clearly belongs to the same family:
#ff8092 Tint #ffadb6 50/50 mix #ff4b70 Shade #631727 Darker #ae304a Paint vs. screen: why the medium matters
On a screen, colors blend by adding light; with paint, pigments subtract light and the result is usually darker and duller. This page's values are the perceptual blend of the two colors — the closest digital equivalent to what mixed paint looks like.
About these two colors
Red #ff0000 — A primary of both light and paint — the color of blood, stop signs, and urgency.
Pink #ff69b4 — A tint of red — red lightened with white, from blush pastels to hot magenta.
Want to blend these with different colors entirely? Open the full color mixer, or convert #ff4b70 to RGB, HSL or CMYK.
Related mixes
See all color mixes for the full directory.
Frequently asked questions
Does red and pink make crimson pink?
Yes — equal parts give crimson pink, around #ff4b70. The exact shade depends on your ratio: red-heavy mixes lean toward #ff344a and pink-heavy mixes toward #ff5c93.
What is the HEX code for red and pink mixed?
A 50/50 perceptual mix is #ff4b70 (Tomato). If you need it in CSS, the mixer above generates a ready-to-paste color-mix() snippet: color-mix(in oklab, #ff0000 50%, #ff69b4).
What does red and pink make in paint vs. on a screen?
On a screen, colors blend by adding light; with paint, pigments subtract light and the result is usually darker and duller. This page's values are the perceptual blend of the two colors — the closest digital equivalent to what mixed paint looks like.
How do I make the crimson pink mix lighter or darker?
Mix the result with white to tint it — 50% white gives about #ffadb6 — or with black to shade it, where 50% black gives about #631727. The strip above shows the full run from lighter to darker.