How to Mix Teal in Oil
A blue-green teal, calibrated so it does not go muddy. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #2C7D8C in oil, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Target
Teal
#2C7D8C
Mixed result
98% matchFrom these pigments
#357D8C
Pigment recipe
Ratios calibrated for oil. Start with the dominant pigment, add the modifiers in the order below, and adjust in 5% steps to your target swatch.
1. Viridian Green
PG18
86%2. Titanium White
PW6
7%3. Phthalo Blue
PB15
7%
What colours make Teal?
Viridian Green, Titanium White, and Phthalo Blue, in roughly a 86:7:7 ratio.
How to make Teal in oil
Start with Viridian Green at about 86% as your oil base, then work in Titanium White and Phthalo Blue in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #2C7D8C.
Why mix Teal instead of buying it
Mixing Teal yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Teal across paint brands whose factory tubes differ, and rebuild the exact colour when you run out mid painting. The recipe above is the working starting point.
Common mistakes
That pigment is a very strong tinter, add it a touch at a time or it will swallow the mix. White cools and chalks a mix as you add it, so tint in small steps and stop before it goes pastel.
Get this recipe for your paint brand
Open the live mixer with Teal + oil pre-loaded and calibrate to your tubes.
Deep-dive guide
How to mix Teal, the long version
Common mistakes, per-brand recipes, and the honest limits when the target sits outside what real paint can reach.
Read the guideRelated mixing guides
Pigment mixing is subtractive, so small ratio changes matter. The mixer refines this recipe to your brand and updates on the fly.