Acrylic
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics
Mixed result
#03AD9D
- 1. Titanium White (PW6)70%
- 2. Cobalt Blue (PB28)13%
- 3. Ultramarine Violet (PV15)10%
- 4. Permanent Green Light (PY175, PG7, PW6)7%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
How to mix
How to mix Teal paint
Real pigment ratios for teal (#008080) in acrylic, oil and watercolour. The recipes below come straight from Chromilla’s mixer, calibrated to real manufacturer paint data.
Target colour
Teal
#008080
Live mixer
Open this colour in the mixer
The Chromilla mixer is pre-loaded with #008080. Change your brand, medium or palette and the recipe updates instantly.
Recipes by medium
One default brand per medium. Open the mixer to swap in your own tubes.
Oil
Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour
Mixed result
#008B87
- 1. Cobalt Turquoise Light (PG50)37%
- 2. Indian Yellow (PR101,PY139)32%
- 3. Winsor Green (Yellow shade) (PG36)19%
- 4. Burnt Umber (PBr7)12%
Dry-down
Dries true to colour.
Watercolour
Daniel Smith Extra Fine
Mixed result
#018B89
- 1. Cobalt Green (PG50)46%
- 2. Cerulean Blue Chromium (PB36)25%
- 3. Cadmium Orange Hue (PY53,PO73,PY83)23%
- 4. Hooker's Green (PG36,PY3,PY150)6%
Dry-down
Dries slightly darker and a touch cooler.
Common mistakes when mixing teal
Teal balances blue against green with almost no room for red to sneak in, since red is teal's complement and even a trace pulls it toward grey. Phthalo-based mixes get the saturation right but can overpower everything else in the mix if the proportions aren't watched closely. If your teal looks lifeless rather than deep, check that your water or medium isn't diluting the phthalo down to a pastel version of itself.
Related colours
More colours to try once you have teal sorted.