Aquamarine (color)

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.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

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

NameColorHEX CodeRedGreenBlueHueSatLumSourceRaindrop#33FFCC51255204165°100%60%Crayola Ultra colored pencilsAquamarine#7FFFD4127255212160°100%75%web colorAquamarine Blue#71D9E2113217226185°66%66%Crayola AquamarineFairyland#96DED1150222209169°52%73%PlochereMedium Aquamarine#66DDAA102205170154°64%63%web color

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