Aquamarine (color)

Aquamarine (color)
Aquamarine
About these coordinates

— Color coordinates —

Hex triplet #7FFFD4
RGBB (r, g, b) (127, 255, 212)
HSV (h, s, v) (160°, 50%, 100[1]%)
Source X11[2]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Aquamarine is a color that is a pale bright tint of spring green toned toward cyan. 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.[3]

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Medium aquamarine

Medium Aquamarine
About these coordinates

— Color coordinates —

Hex triplet #66CDAA
RGBB (r, g, b) (102, 205, 170)
HSV (h, s, v) (154°, 54%, 87[4]%)
Source X11[2]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color medium aquamarine.

Aquamarine in human culture

Interior design

Medical

  • The color medium aquamarine is often used for smocks worn by hospital nurses because it is perceived as being calm and restful for the patients.

See also

References

  1. ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #7FFFD4 (Aquamarine):
  2. ^ a b W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, SVG color keywords. W3C. (May 2003). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 190; Color Sample of Aquamarine: Page 93 Plate 35 Color Sample I3
  4. ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #66DDAA (Medium Aquamarine):

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  • aquamarine — (n.) 1590s, agmarine, bluish green type of beryl, from French or Provençal, from L. aqua marina sea water, from aqua water (see AQUA (Cf. aqua )) + marina, fem. of marinus of the sea (see MARINE (Cf. marine) (adj.)). Apparently first used as a… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • aquamarine — /ak weuh meuh reen , ah kweuh /, n. 1. a transparent, light blue or greenish blue variety of beryl, used as a gem. 2. light blue green or greenish blue. [1590 1600; < L aqua marina sea water (named from its color). See AQUA, MARINE] * * * Pale… …   Universalium

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  • aquamarine — aq|ua|ma|rine [ ,ækwəmə rin ] noun 1. ) uncount a green blue color 2. ) count or uncount a green blue stone used for making jewelry ╾ aq|ua|ma|rine adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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