Robin egg blue - wikipedia Robin egg blue Robin egg blue American robin eggs Color coordinates Hex triplet # 00CCCC sRGB ( r, g, b ) ( 0, 204, 204 ) CMYK ( c, m, y, k ) ( 67, 0, 27, 0 ) HSV ( h, s, v ) ( 180 °, 100 %, 80 % ) Source Crayola B : Normalized to ( 0 -- 255 ) ( byte ) H : Normalized to ( 0 -- 100 ) ( hundred ) Robin egg blue, also called eggshell blue, is a shade of cyan ( greenish - blue color ), approximating the shade of the eggs laid by the American robin. The first recorded use of robin egg blue as a color name in English was in 1873. Contents 1 Variations 1.1 Pale robin egg blue 1.2 Tiffany Blue 2 Cultural associations 3 See also 4 References Variations Pale robin egg blue Robin egg blue ( ISCC - NBS # 162 ) Color coordinates Hex triplet # 96DED1 sRGB ( r, g, b ) ( 150, 222, 209 ) CMYK ( c, m, y, k ) ( 38, 0, 23, 0 ) HSV ( h, s, v ) ( 169 °, 32 %, 87 % ) Source ISCC - NBS B : Normalized to ( 0 -- 255 ) ( byte ) H : Normalized to ( 0 -- 100 ) ( hundred ) Pale robin egg blue is identical to the following tone of the color robin egg blue displayed on the ISCC - NBS color list : ISCC - NBS Dictionary of Color Names ( 1955 ) -- Color sample of Robin Egg ( color sample # 162 ) :. Tiffany blue Main article : Tiffany Blue Tiffany Blue Color coordinates Hex triplet # 81D8D0 sRGB ( r, g, b ) ( 129, 216, 208 ) HSV ( h, s, v ) ( 174 °, 40 %, 85 % ) Source Tiffany.com B : Normalized to ( 0 -- 255 ) ( byte ) Tiffany Blue is the trademarked name for the light medium tone of robin egg blue associated with Tiffany & Co., the New York City jewelry company. Cultural associations An American Robin photographed while searching for food in a Missouri field In the United States, robin egg blue is a popular color for the ceiling of exterior porches, especially in the South. See also List of colors References Jump up ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York : 1930 McGraw - Hill Page 203 ; Color Sample of Robin Egg Blue Page 77 Plate 27 Color Sample H3 Jump up ^ Sherwin - Williams, `` The Whys Behind the Blue Porch Ceiling '' Jump up ^ `` Ask OHJ '', Old House Journal, Nov / Dec 1994, p. 20 ( ( Shades of cyan robin egg blue Color topics Red Orange Yellow Green Cyan Blue Indigo Violet Purple Magenta Pink Brown White Gray Black Color science Color physics Electromagnetic spectrum Light Rainbow Visible Spectral colors Chromophore Structural coloration Animal coloration On Vision and Colors Metamerism Spectral power distribution Color perception Color vision Color blindness Achromatopsia test Tetrachromacy Color constancy Color term Color depth Color photography Spot color Color printing Web colors Color mapping Color code Color management Chrominance False color Chroma key Color balance Color cast Color temperature Eigengrau Color psychology Color symbolism Color preferences Lüscher color test Kruithof curve Political color National colors Chromophobia Chromotherapy Color philosophy Color space Color model additive subtractive Color mixing Primary color Secondary color Tertiary color ( intermediate ) Quaternary color Quinary color Aggressive color ( warm ) Receding color ( cool ) Pastel colors Color gradient Color scheme Color tool Monochromatic colors Complementary colors Analogous colors Achromatic colors ( Neutral ) Polychromatic colors Impossible colors Light - on - dark Tinctures in heraldry Color theory Chromaticity diagram Color solid Color wheel Color triangle Color analysis ( art ) Color realism ( art style ) Color terms Basic terms Blue Green Red Yellow Pink Purple Orange Black Gray White Brown Cultural differences Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate Blue -- green distinction in language Color history Color in Chinese culture Traditional colors of Japan Human skin color Color dimensions Hue Dichromatism Colorfulness ( chroma and saturation ) Tints and shades Lightness ( tone and value ) Grayscale Color organizations Pantone Color Marketing Group The Color Association of the United States International Colour Authority International Commission on Illumination ( CIE ) International Color Consortium International Colour Association Lists List of colors : A -- F List of colors : G -- M List of colors : N -- Z List of colors ( compact ) List of colors by shade List of color palettes List of color spaces List of Crayola crayon colors history pencil colors marker colors Color chart List of fictional colors List of RAL colors List of web colors Related Vision Image processing Multi-primary color display Quattron Qualia Lighting Local color ( visual art ) Portal Index of color - related articles Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robin_egg_blue&oldid=841620923 '' Categories : Shades of cyan Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 16 May 2018, at 23 : 40. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the color of a robin egg
Answer: a shade of cyan (greenish-blue color)