Aquamarine (color)
Aquamarine | ||
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(92, 60, 158°) | ||
Source | X11[1] | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant green | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Aquamarine (RGB) | ||
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(92, 67, 147°) | ||
Source | [Unsourced] | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid green | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Medium aquamarine | ||
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(76, 49, 158°) | ||
Source | X11[1] | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant green | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Aquamarine is a
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]
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Rough aquamarine
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Aquamarine crystals on muscovite
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An aquamarine brooch
See also
- List of colors
References
- ^ a b W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, SVG color keywords. W3C. (May 2003). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- OCLC 937598580.