Aquamarine (color)

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A cut Aquamarine.

Aquamarine is a color, a light tint between blue and green. It is named for the gemstone aquamarine.

The first recorded use of aquamarine as a color name in English was in 1598.[1]

The color medium aquamarine (shown below) is used for the uniforms of nurses and surgeons and also used to paint rooms in hospitals because it is regarded as a color that calms and relaxes the patients.

  1. 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

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