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Cyan
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#00FFFF
sRGB (r, g, b)	(0, 255, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)	(180°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(91, 72, 192°)
Source	CSS Color Module Level 3
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color cyan, a greenish-blue, has notable tints and shades. It is one of the subtractive primary colors along with magenta, and yellow.

The first recorded use of cyan blue as a color name was in 1879 ("cyan blue" being the name used for "cyan" in the 19th century).

Cyan in printing and the web colors cyan and aqua

Process cyan

Cyan (subtractive primary)
Cyan, magenta, and yellow are the three subtractive primary colors used in printing.
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#00B7EB
sRGB (r, g, b)	(0, 183, 235)
HSV (h, s, v)	(193°, 100%, 92%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(69, 74, 229°)
Source	CMYK
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant greenish blue
B: Normalized to (byte)

In color printing, the shade of cyan called process cyan or pigment cyan is one of the three primary pigment colors which, along with yellow and magenta, constitute the three subtractive primary colors of pigment. (The secondary colors of pigment are blue, green and red.) As such, the CMYK printing process was invented in the 1890s, when newspapers began to publish color comic strips.

Process cyan is not an RGB color, and there is no fixed conversion from CMYK primaries to RGB. Different formulations are used for printer's ink, so there can be variations in the printed color that is pure cyan ink. A typical formulation of process cyan is shown in the color box at right. The source of the color shown at right is the color cyan that is shown in the diagram located at the bottom of the tintbooks for CMYK printing.

The web color cyan (aqua)

Cyan (additive secondary)
Red, green and blue lights, representing the three basic additive primary colors of the RGB color system, red, green, and blue. Cyan light is composed of equal amounts of green and blue light.
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#00FFFF
sRGB (r, g, b)	(0, 255, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)	(180°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(91, 72, 192°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

The web color cyan, shown at the right, is one of the three secondary colors in the RGB color model, used for creating all colors on a computer or television display by mixing various combinations of red, green and blue light. The X11 name for this color is cyan; the HTML name for the same color is aqua. They are both composed of the same mixture of blue and green light, and are exactly the same color.

Additional variations of cyan

Azure (web)

Azure (web)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#F0FFFF
sRGB (r, g, b)	(240, 255, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)	(180°, 6%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(99, 8, 192°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Very pale green
B: Normalized to (byte)

In an artistic context, this color could also be called azure mist or cyan mist. Despite its name, this color is a lighter shade of cyan rather than a shade of azure.

Blue-green

Blue-green
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#0D98BA
sRGB (r, g, b)	(13, 152, 186)
HSV (h, s, v)	(192°, 93%, 73%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(58, 56, 224°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong greenish blue
B: Normalized to (byte)

Blue-green has been a Crayola color since 1930.

Caribbean Current

Caribbean Current
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#006D6F
sRGB (r, g, b)	(0, 109, 111)
HSV (h, s, v)	(181°, 100%, 44%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(41, 33, 195°)
Source	Behr
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

Displayed at right is the color Caribbean Current.

Celeste

Celeste
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#B2FFFF
sRGB (r, g, b)	(178, 255, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)	(180°, 30%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(95, 38, 192°)
Source	Il dizionario dei colori
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Very light bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

At right is displayed the color celeste.

Bleu celeste ("sky blue") is a rarely occurring tincture in heraldry (not being one of the seven main colors or metals or the three "staynard colors"). This tincture is sometimes also called ciel or simply celeste. It is depicted in a lighter shade than the range of shades of the more traditional tincture azure, which is the standard blue used in heraldry. It has been used rarely since the 17th century, gaining popularity after the First World War.

Charleston green

Charleston green
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#232B2B
sRGB (r, g, b)	(35, 43, 43)
HSV (h, s, v)	(180°, 19%, 17%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(17, 3, 192°)
Source	Internet (Duron Paints)
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Blackish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

Charleston green is an extremely dark shade of cyan. The name Charleston green originated after the American Civil War, approximately 1865, when during Reconstruction, it was widely used to paint homes in Charleston, South Carolina.

Dark cyan

Dark cyan
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#008B8B
sRGB (r, g, b)	(0, 139, 139)
HSV (h, s, v)	(180°, 100%, 55%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(52, 41, 192°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

At right is displayed the web color dark cyan.

Electric blue

Electric blue
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#7DF9FF
sRGB (r, g, b)	(125, 249, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)	(183°, 51%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(91, 55, 197°)
Source
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

Electric blue is a color close to cyan that is a representation of the color of lightning, an electric spark, and argon signs; it is named after the ionized air glow produced during electrical discharges.

The first recorded use of electric blue as a color name in English was in 1884.

Keppel

Keppel
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#3AB09E
sRGB (r, g, b)	(58, 176, 158)
HSV (h, s, v)	(171°, 67%, 69%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(65, 46, 174°)
Source	Xona.com Color List
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

At right is displayed the color keppel.

The color name keppel has been in use since 2001, when it was promulgated as one of the colors on the Xona.com Color List.

Light cyan

Light cyan
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E0FFFF
sRGB (r, g, b)	(224, 255, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)	(180°, 12%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(98, 17, 192°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Very pale green
B: Normalized to (byte)

At right is displayed the web color light cyan.

Light sea green

Light sea green
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#20B2AA
sRGB (r, g, b)	(32, 178, 170)
HSV (h, s, v)	(177°, 82%, 70%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(66, 50, 184°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

At right is displayed the web color light sea green.

Midnight green

Midnight green
Philadelphia Eagles player wearing the midnight-green uniform
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#004953
sRGB (r, g, b)	(0, 73, 83)
HSV (h, s, v)	(187°, 100%, 33%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(28, 24, 211°)
Source	Colorhexa, the Philadelphia Eagles 2017 Media Guide
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

Midnight green (sometimes also called Eagle green) is a dark cyan.

It (or more specifically #004C54) has been the primary team color for the National Football League (NFL)'s Philadelphia Eagles since 1996.

Moonstone

Moonstone
A moonstone
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#3AA8C1
sRGB (r, g, b)	(58, 168, 193)
HSV (h, s, v)	(191°, 70%, 76%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(64, 51, 217°)
Source	Crayola
B: Normalized to (byte)

Displayed at right is the color moonstone.

It was formulated by Crayola in 1994 as part of their Gem Tones range of crayons. It is a slightly dark shade of cyan that is reminiscent of the bluish-green glow of some moonstones.

Myrtle green

Myrtle green
Acacia myrtifolia
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#317873
sRGB (r, g, b)	(49, 120, 115)
HSV (h, s, v)	(176°, 59%, 47%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(46, 29, 184°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

Myrtle green, also called myrtle, is a color which is a representation of the color of the leaves of the myrtle plant.

The first recorded use of myrtle green as a color name in English was in 1835.

Myrtle is the official designation of the green stripes on Waterloo rugby club's shirts, the green of Hunslet rugby league club, the green (along with the cardinal red) stripes of the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the green of the blazers, sports kit and scarf of St. Aloysius' College, Glasgow. It is also one of the school colors of Lane Technical College Prep High School in Chicago, the other being old gold.

The baggy green, the cricket cap worn by Australian Test cricketers since around the turn of the twentieth century, is myrtle green in color.

Peacock blue

Peacock blue
Peacock (Pavo cristatus)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#004958
sRGB (r, g, b)	(0, 73, 88)
HSV (h, s, v)	(190°, 100%, 35%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(28, 26, 219°)
Source	NBS/ISCC – Plochere Color System
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark greenish blue
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color peacock blue is a deep greenish blue, from the iridescent color of a peacock. As a color between blue and cyan, peacock blue has been used as the process-blue ink in four-color printing.

Kelly Moore Paint's "color of the year" for 2019 was their peacock blue.

Robin egg blue

Robin egg blue
A set of three Robin eggs in a nest
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#00CCCC
sRGB (r, g, b)	(0, 204, 204)
HSV (h, s, v)	(180°, 100%, 80%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(75, 59, 192°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color robin egg blue is displayed at right.

The first recorded use of robin's egg blue as a color name in English was in 1873.

Skobeloff

Skobeloff
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#007474
sRGB (r, g, b)	(0, 116, 116)
HSV (h, s, v)	(180°, 100%, 45%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(44, 35, 192°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

At right is displayed the color Skobeloff green.

The first recorded use of Skobeloff green as a color name in English was in 1912.

Sky blue (Crayola)

Sky blue (Crayola)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#80DAEB
sRGB (r, g, b)	(128, 218, 235)
HSV (h, s, v)	(190°, 46%, 92%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(82, 46, 210°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Very light greenish blue
B: Normalized to (byte)

Displayed at right is the color medium sky blue. This is the color that is called sky blue in Crayola crayons. This color was formulated by Crayola in 1958. "Sky blue" appears in the 32, 48, 64, 96 and 120 packs of crayons.

Teal

Teal
Eurasian teal
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#008080
sRGB (r, g, b)	(0, 128, 128)
HSV (h, s, v)	(180°, 100%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(48, 38, 192°)
Source	HTML/CSS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

At right is displayed the web color teal. The first recorded use of teal as a color name in English was in 1917.

Tiffany Blue

Tiffany Blue
A pair of Tiffany & Co. boxes showing the distinct shade of cyan
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#81D8D0
sRGB (r, g, b)	(129, 216, 208)
HSV (h, s, v)	(174°, 40%, 85%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(81, 40, 183°)
Source	Tiffany.com
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Very light bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

Tiffany Blue is the colloquial name for the light medium robin egg blue color associated with Tiffany & Co., the New York City jewelry company. The color was used on the cover of Tiffany's Blue Book, first published in 1845. Since then Tiffany & Co. has used the color extensively on promotional materials, including boxes and bags. The Tiffany Blue color is protected as a color trademark by Tiffany & Co. in some jurisdictions including the U.S.

Turquoise

Turquoise
Polished turquoise stone
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#40E0D0
sRGB (r, g, b)	(64, 224, 208)
HSV (h, s, v)	(174°, 71%, 88%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(81, 59, 179°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

At right is displayed the X11 color named turquoise.

Turquoise is the name of a greenish blue color, based on the gem of the same name. The word turquoise comes from the French for Turkish, as the gem was originally imported from Turkey.

The first recorded use of turquoise as a color name in English was in 1573. Perhaps owing to sharing its name with a mineral, turquoise is currently a more common term in English than other cyan-like colors.

Verdigris

Verdigris
Verdigris
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#43B3AE
sRGB (r, g, b)	(67, 179, 174)
HSV (h, s, v)	(177°, 63%, 70%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(67, 45, 187°)
Source	https://encycolorpedia.com/43b3ae
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant bluish green
B: Normalized to (byte)

Verdigris is the common name for a green pigment obtained through the application of acetic acid to copper plates or the natural patina formed when copper, brass or bronze is weathered and exposed to air or seawater over a period of time. The name verdigris comes from the Middle English vertegrez, from the Old French verte grez, an alteration of vert-de-Grèce ("green of Greece"). Used as a pigment in paintings and other art objects (as green color) since ancient Greece, it was originally made by hanging copper plates over hot vinegar in a sealed pot until a green crust formed on the copper. The vivid green color of copper(II) acetate made this form of verdigris a much used pigment. Until the 19th century, verdigris was the most vibrant green pigment available and was frequently used in painting. Verdigris was sometimes used to illustrate cyan colors in early color wheels.

Zomp

Zomp
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#39A78D
sRGB (r, g, b)	(57, 167, 141)
HSV (h, s, v)	(166°, 66%, 65%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(62, 46, 165°)
Source	Resene
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant green
B: Normalized to (byte)

Displayed at right is the color zomp.

Zomp is one of the colors on the Resene Color List.

See also

• Lists of colors
• Blue–green distinction in language
• Shades of magenta
• Shades of yellow

References

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2. ^ Tintbooks - Get Accurate CMYK Color Results For Your Printing Projects CMYK color tintbook:
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4. Scott-Giles, C. W. (1958). Boutell's Heraldry (rev. ed.). London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co.
5. http://www.modaruniversity.org/Newcomer-Packet-11-Heraldry.pdf
6. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill, p.194; Color Sample of Electric Blue : Page 97 Plate 37 Color Sample I7
7. "#004953 Color Information". colorhexa.com. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
8. "Team Information" (PDF). 2017 Philadelphia Eagles Media Guide. NFL Enterprises, LLC. September 26, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 19, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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11. "National Football League: Franchise Records (1920 through present)". TruColor.net. November 21, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
12. Color sample #164 on the ISCC-NBS color list is that tone of myrtle green which matches the color sample of myrtle green in the 1930 book A Dictionary of Color by Maerz and Paul (see color sample of Myrtle Green on Page 85 Plate 31 Color Sample L1).
13. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 199; Color Sample of Myrtle Green: Page 85 Plate 31 Color Sample L1
14. St. John, Eugene (February 1924). "Some Practical Hints on Presswork". The Inland Printer. 72 (5): 805. Retrieved 5 June 2021. While process yellow may be considered lemon yellow, process red, carmine lake, three-color process blue, Prussian blue, and four-color process blue, peacock blue, many variations are encountered in practice; ...
15. "A Classic Choice: Kelly-Moore Paints Names "Peacock Blue" Its 2019 Color of the Year". kellymoore.com. Kelly-Moore Paints. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
16. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Robin's Egg Blue Page 77 Plate 27 Color Sample H3
17. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 204; Color Sample of Skobeloff: Page 73 Plate 25 Color Sample K9
18. W3.org, W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords
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21. Seeing The Future In All Its Hues - New York Times
22. Brief of Amicus Curiae Tiffany (NJ) LLC (2011, p. 8-9)
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24. http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/turquoise.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy
25. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 206; Color Sample of Turquoise : Page 73 Plate 25 Color Sample I5
26. "Google Ngram Viewer".
27. "Verdigris" Oxford English Dictionary
28. https://archive.org/details/principlesscien00bensgoog Principles in the Science of Colour Concisely Stated by William Benson, 1868

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