DictionaryaquaBluish-green color
noun / adjective

aqua

AH-kwuh/ˈɑːkwə/

A light bluish-green color.

The aqua paint swatch shows a light shade of blue-green.

Aqua blue-green paint swatch with brush and ceramic palette.
Etymology

Latin aqua meant “water.” English first used it for water and liquid preparations, then also adopted it as the name of a light greenish-blue color.

In context

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More examples

  • The scarf mixes aqua with soft gray.
  • He wears an aqua shirt to the picnic.
  • A pale aqua stripe runs along the boat's side.

Similar words

turquoise
Often a stronger blue-green associated with the gemstone.
teal
Usually a darker, deeper blue-green than aqua.