What color does red and white make?
The short answer: red and white make salmon pink. Blended 50/50 you land on #ffa191 (Light Salmon), with heavier ratios leaning back toward whichever color you push — try the sliders in the mixer above.
#ffa191 - HEX
- #ffa191
- RGB
- rgb(255, 161, 145)
- HSL
- hsl(9, 100%, 78%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(0%, 37%, 43%, 0%)
color-mix(in oklab, #ff0000 50%, #ffffff) Red to White: 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:
#ffb9ac Tint #ffd1c8 50/50 mix #ffa191 Shade #633c35 Darker #ae6c61 Paint vs. screen: why the medium matters
Any color plus white makes a tint — lighter and slightly cooler, because the white reflects every wavelength back at once. Red plus white lands on salmon or blush pink depending on ratio.
About these two colors
Red #ff0000 — A primary of both light and paint — the color of blood, stop signs, and urgency.
White #ffffff — All visible wavelengths of light at once; in paint, the tint that lightens every mix.
Want to blend these with different colors entirely? Open the full color mixer, or convert #ffa191 to RGB, HSL or CMYK.
Related mixes
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Frequently asked questions
Does red and white make salmon pink?
Yes — equal parts give salmon pink, around #ffa191. The exact shade depends on your ratio: red-heavy mixes lean toward #ff6b59 and white-heavy mixes toward #ffd1c8.
What is the HEX code for red and white mixed?
A 50/50 perceptual mix is #ffa191 (Light Salmon). If you need it in CSS, the mixer above generates a ready-to-paste color-mix() snippet: color-mix(in oklab, #ff0000 50%, #ffffff).
What does red and white make in paint vs. on a screen?
Any color plus white makes a tint — lighter and slightly cooler, because the white reflects every wavelength back at once. Red plus white lands on salmon or blush pink depending on ratio.
How do I make the salmon pink mix lighter or darker?
Mix the result with white to tint it — 50% white gives about #ffd1c8 — or with black to shade it, where 50% black gives about #633c35. The strip above shows the full run from lighter to darker.