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The color that swears it isn't teal, then quietly is teal anyway.
means A light blue-green color, like shallow tropical water, sitting somewhere between blue and green on the spectrum.
from Straight from Latin 'aqua,' meaning simply 'water' — the same source that gives us 'aquarium,' 'aquatic,' and 'aqueduct.' The color sense is a much later borrowing of the word, naming the hue after the watery shade it evokes, short for 'aquamarine' (literally 'sea water,' from 'aqua' + 'marina').
- latin root
- Means simply water in Latin.
- web color
- Identical hex to cyan: 00FFFF exactly.
- early 90s
- Defined an entire decade of bathroom tile.
- birthstone tie
- Aquamarine, March's gem, names this watery hue.
- band fame
- A Danish pop group sold millions on it.
for instance
aqua velva — aftershave brand launched by williams in 1911, still sold globally
aqua net — hairspray brand with 60% market share in us during 1980s peak
aqua allegoria — fragrance line by guerlain with 40+ scents since 1999