Aquamarine (color)

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Aquamarine
 
CIELChuv (L, C, h)
(92, 60, 158°)
SourceX11[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptorBrilliant green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Aquamarine (RGB)
 
CIELChuv (L, C, h)
(92, 67, 147°)
Source[Unsourced]
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Medium aquamarine
 
CIELChuv (L, C, h)
(76, 49, 158°)
SourceX11[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptorBrilliant 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]

See also

  • List of colors

References

  1. ^ a b W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, SVG color keywords. W3C. (May 2003). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. OCLC 937598580
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