Emerald (color)
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Emerald is a color that is a shade of green. It is light and bright, with a faint bluish cast. The name comes from the color of emerald.
The first written use of emerald as a color name in English was in 1598.[1]
Emerald is a highly transparent color. This color is evenly distributed, with no eye-visible color zoning.
Meaning of emerald
- The color emerald may be used to represent Ireland. Ireland is often called the emerald isle.
Tones of emerald color comparison chart
| Name | Color | HEX Code | Red | Green | Blue | Hue | Sat | Lum | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald | #50C878 | 80 | 200 | 120 | 140° | 52% | 55% | Maerz & Paul | |
| Emerald green (Emeraldgreen) | #00C957 | 0 | 201 | 120 | 146° | 100 | 39% | Web color | |
| Medium Emerald, Emerald (crayola) | #14A989 | 20 | 169 | 137 | 167° | 79% | 37% | Emerald (Crayola Gem Tones) | |
| Paolo Veronese Green | #009B7D | 0 | 155 | 125 | 168° | 100% | 30% | Verde Verones (Gallego & Sanz) | |
| Spanish Emerald | #009975 | 0 | 153 | 117 | 166° | 100% | 30% | Esmeralda (Gallego & Sanz) | |
| Vivid Emerald | #009874 | 0 | 152 | 116 | 166° | 100% | 30% | Emerald (Pantone TPX 17-5641) | |
| Illuminating Emerald | #319177 | 49 | 145 | 119 | 164° | 49% | 38% | Crayola Metallic FX | |
| Teknikk x9700 | #1CE678 | 28 | 230 | 120 | 147° | 80% | 50% | Roblox |
Emerald (color) Media
Red, green and blue lights, representing the three basic additive primary colors of the RGB color system, red, green, and blue.
Chicago River dyed green for Saint Patrick's Day
Green olives
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, escorted by a Bermuda Militia Artillery officer in Royal Artillery blue No. 1 dress, inspects green-uniformed riflemen of the Bermuda Rifles in 1961
Related pages
References
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 194; Color Sample of Emerald: Page 75 Plate 26 Color Sample J10