Aqua ( color ) - Wikipedia Aqua ( color ) Not to be confused with Aquamarine ( color ). Aqua Color coordinates Hex triplet # 00FFFF sRGB ( r, g, b ) ( 0, 255, 255 ) CMYK ( c, m, y, k ) ( 100, 0, 0, 0 ) HSV ( h, s, v ) ( 180 °, 100 %, 100 % ) Source HTML / CSS B : Normalized to ( 0 -- 255 ) ( byte ) H : Normalized to ( 0 -- 100 ) ( hundred ) Aqua ( from Latin : aqua for water ) is a greenish - blue color, a variation of the color cyan. The web color aqua is identical to the web color cyan, also sometimes called electric cyan, one of the three secondary colors of the RGB color model used on computer and television displays. In the HSV color wheel aqua is precisely halfway between blue and green. However, aqua is not the same as the primary subtractive color process cyan used in printing. The words `` aqua '' and `` cyan '' are used interchangeably in computer graphics, and especially web design, to refer to the additive secondary color `` cyan ''. Both colors are made exactly the same way on a computer screen, by combining blue and green light at equal and full intensity on a black screen. Traditionally, that color, defined as # 00FFFF in hex, or ( 0,255,255 ) in RGB, is called `` cyan '', but X11 color names introduced the alternative name `` aqua ''. Later, W3C popularized the name by using it in the named color palette of HTML 3.2 specifications. Pale aqua Pale Aqua Color coordinates Hex triplet # BCD4E6 sRGB ( r, g, b ) ( 188, 212, 230 ) CMYK ( c, m, y, k ) ( 18, 8, 0, 10 ) HSV ( h, s, v ) ( 206 °, 18 %, 90 % ) Source ISCC NBS B : Normalized to ( 0 -- 255 ) ( byte ) H : Normalized to ( 0 -- 100 ) ( hundred ) Displayed at right is the color pale aqua. The source of this color is : ISCC - NBS Dictionary of Color Names ( 1955 ) -- Color Sample of Pale Aqua ( color sample # 184 ). See also Color of water Lists of colors References Jump up ^ `` CSS Color Module Level 3 ''. W3.org. Retrieved 27 October 2017. Web colors Hexadecimal white gray ( or grey ) red yellow lime aqua ( or cyan ) blue fuchsia ( or magenta ) silver black maroon olive green teal navy purple Portal Shades of cyan Alice blue Aqua Aquamarine Azure mist Celeste Cerulean Cyan Electric blue Jungle green Magic mint Mint Persian green Pine green Robin egg blue Sea green Skobeloff Sky blue Tiffany Blue Teal Turquoise Verdigris A typical sample is shown for each name ; a range of color - variations is commonly associated with each color - name. This color - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aqua_(color)&oldid=823002571 '' Categories : Shades of cyan Web colors Color stubs Hidden categories : Articles containing Latin - language text All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2015 All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Afrikaans 한국어 हिन्दी Italiano नेपाली 日本 語 Türkçe 粵語 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 29 January 2018, at 19 : 13. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: is aqua a shade of blue or green
Answer: precisely halfway between blue and green