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Blue-green color
Aquamarine
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#7FFFD4
sRGB (r, g, b)(127, 255, 212)
HSV (h, s, v)(160°, 50%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(92, 60, 158°)
SourceX11
ISCC–NBS descriptorBrilliant green
B: Normalized to (byte)
Aquamarine (RGB)
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#00FFC0
sRGB (r, g, b)(0, 255, 192)
HSV (h, s, v)(165°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(90, 83, 155°)
Source
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid green
B: Normalized to (byte)
Medium aquamarine
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#66CDAA
sRGB (r, g, b)(102, 205, 170)
HSV (h, s, v)(160°, 50%, 80%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(76, 49, 158°)
SourceX11
ISCC–NBS descriptorBrilliant green
B: Normalized to (byte)

Aquamarine is a color that is a light tint of teal, in between cyan and green on the color wheel. It is named after the mineral aquamarine, a gemstone mainly found in granite rocks. The first recorded use of aquamarine as a color name in English was in 1598.

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References

  1. ^ W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, SVG color keywords. W3C. (May 2003). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. Maerz, Aloys John, and Morris Rea Paul (1930). A Dictionary of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 190; color sample of aquamarine: p. 93, plate 35, color sample I3. OCLC 937598580.
Shades of cyan
Alice blueAquaAquamarineAzureAzure (web)Blue-greenCapriCaribbean CurrentCelesteCerulean
          
Cyan (RGB)Dark cyanElectric blueFluorescent cyanJungle greenKeppelIce blueLight blueLight cyanLight sea green
          
Mint greenMintMoonstoneMyrtle GreenPacific cyanPersian greenProcess CyanRobin egg blueSea greenSkobeloff
          
Sky blue (Crayola)Spring greenTealTiffany BlueTurquoiseVerdigrisVivid sky blueZomp
        
A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.
Shades of green
Apple greenAquamarine (Crayola)AquamarineAsparagusAvocadoBeigeBlue-greenBright greenBritish racing greenBrunswick green
          
Cal Poly greenCaribbean GreenCastleton greenCeladonChartreuseCyanDark greenDark moss greenDark pastel greenDark spring green
          
Dartmouth greenEmeraldErinFern greenForest greenGranny Smith AppleGreenGreen-yellowHarlequinHoneydew
          
Hooker's greenHunter greenIndia greenIslamic greenJadeJungle greenKelly greenLawn greenLight blueLight green
          
LimeLime greenMagic mintMalachiteMantisMarrs greenMaximum Blue GreenMedium sea greenMiddle blue greenMidnight green
          
MindaroMintMint creamMSU greenMyrtle greenNeon greenOffice greenOliveOlivinePakistan green
          
Paris greenPearPersian greenPhthalo greenPigment greenPine greenPistachioReseda greenRifle greenRobin egg blue
          
SageSea green (Crayola)Sea greenSGBUS greenShamrock greenSpring budSpring greenTea greenTealTurquoise
          
ViridianYellow-green
  
A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.


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