Aquamarine (color)

This box shows the color aquamarine.

A cut Aquamarine.

Aquamarine is a color, a light tint between blue and green. It is named for the gemstone aquamarine.

The first recorded use of aquamarine as a color name in English was in 1598.^[1]

The color medium aquamarine (shown below) is used for the uniforms of nurses and surgeons and also used to paint rooms in hospitals because it is regarded as a color that calms and relaxes the patients.

Tones of aquamarine color comparison chart

Name	HEX Code	Red	Green	Blue	Hue	Sat	Lum	Source
Raindrop	#33FFCC	51	255	204	165°	100%	60%	Crayola Ultra colored pencils
Aquamarine	#7FFFD4	127	255	212	160°	100%	75%	web color
Aquamarine Blue	#71D9E2	113	217	226	185°	66%	66%	Crayola Aquamarine
Fairyland	#96DED1	150	222	209	169°	52%	73%	Plochere
Medium Aquamarine	#66DDAA	102	205	170	154°	64%	63%	web color

Aquamarine (color) Media

Rough aquamarine
Aquamarine crystals on muscovite
Брошь. СПб, 1908-1917. Фирма Фаберже. Аквамарин, алмазы, топазы, золото, серебро. ГИМ.

Related pages

List of colors

References

↑ 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

[1] 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

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