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Aquamarine Hex triplet #7FFFD4 sRGB B r , g , b )(127, 255, 212) HSV (h , s , v )(160°, 50%, 100%) CIELChuv (L , C , h )(92, 60, 158°) Source X11 [ 1] ISCC–NBS descriptor Brilliant green B : Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Aquamarine (RGB) Hex triplet #00FFC0 sRGB B r , g , b )(0, 255, 192) HSV (h , s , v )(165°, 100%, 100%) CIELChuv (L , C , h )(90, 83, 155°) Source [Unsourced ] ISCC–NBS descriptor Vivid green B : Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Medium aquamarine Hex triplet #66CDAA sRGB B r , g , b )(102, 205, 170) HSV (h , s , v )(160°, 50%, 80%) CIELChuv (L , C , h )(76, 49, 158°) Source X11 [ 1] ISCC–NBS descriptor Brilliant green B : Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Aquamarine is a greenish-cyan color with 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.[ 2]
A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.
A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.
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Rough aquamarine
Aquamarine crystals on muscovite
An aquamarine brooch
Lady in Aquamarine by Carl Schmitz-Pleis, 1911
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