What color is Aqua?
Aqua is a bright blue-green that leans closer to green than to navy or royal blue, hex #00FFF0, with a clarity similar to shallow tropical seawater. It is more saturated than mint and carries a cool, almost glassy quality.
What is the meaning of the color Aqua?
Latin gave the color its name — aqua means water, and the term entered English color use to describe the vivid blue-green of clear coastal water. Artists and decorators began applying it consistently in the early twentieth century, as synthetic dyes made the tone reproducible in fabric and paint. The 1950s brought aqua into American home interiors, where it appeared on kitchen appliances, tile, and upholstery as a signature mid-century shade. Fiestaware, the American dinnerware brand, produced a documented aqua glaze in that period, helping anchor the color to postwar domestic design.
What colors go with Aqua?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #00FFF0 |
color: #00FFF0;
|
| RGB | 0, 255, 240 |
color: rgb(0, 255, 240);
|
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 100%, 94% |
color: rgb(0%, 100%, 94%);
|
| CMYK | 100%, 0%, 6%, 0% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 176°, 100%, 50% |
color: hsl(176, 100%, 50%);
|
| HSV | 176°, 100%, 100% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 40, -51, 5 |
color: lab(40% -51 5);
|
| Decimal | 65520 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.aqua {
color: #00FFF0;
}
$aqua: #00FFF0;
rgb(0, 255, 240)