Aquamarine

Aquamarine
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#7FFFD4
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(127, 255, 212)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(160°, 50%, 100[1]%)
Source		X11[2]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Aquamarine is a color that is a pale bright tint of spring green toned toward cyan. 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.^[3]

Medium aquamarine

Medium Aquamarine
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#66CDAA
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(102, 205, 170)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(154°, 54%, 87[4]%)
Source		X11[2]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color medium aquamarine.

Aquamarine in human culture

Interior design

• The color medium aquamarine is often used for tiling in the swimming pool locker rooms, or around swimming pools themselves.

Medical

• The color medium aquamarine is often used for smocks worn by hospital nurses because it is perceived as being calm and restful for the patients.

See also

• Aquamarine
• List of colors

References

1. ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #7FFFD4 (Aquamarine):
2. ^ ^{a b} W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, SVG color keywords. W3C. (May 2003). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ 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
4. ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #66DDAA (Medium Aquamarine):