Aquamarine (color)
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Aquamarine is color that is a tint of cyan. It is named after the mineral aquamarine. Aquamarine is found as a precious gemstone mainly found in granite rocks.

Aquamarine

Aquamarine
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#7FFFD4
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(127, 255, 212)
Source		X111
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color aquamarine.

The first recorded use of aquamarine as a color name in English was in 1598. ²

Medium aquamarine

Medium Aquamarine
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#66DDAA
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(102, 205, 170)
Source		X111
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color medium aquamarine.

Tints and shades of aquamarine color comparison chart

• Aquamarine (Hex:7FFFD4) (RGB: 127, 255, 212)
• Medium Aquamarine (Hex: 66DDAA) (RGB:102, 205, 170)

Aquamarine in human culture

Film

• Aquamarine is a 2006 film starring JoJo, Emma Roberts and Sara Paxton. The film was released in North America on March 3, 2006.

Interior design

• The color medium aquamarine is often used for tiling in the swimming pool locker rooms.

Medical

• The color medium aquamarine is often used for smocks worn by hospital nurses because it is the opposite color of blood and it is calm and restful for the patients.

See also

• List of colors

References

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