grönblå

Grönblå is a Swedish term describing a color family that sits between green and blue. In everyday use, it covers hues from blue-green to greenish-blue, commonly equated with teal or turquoise in English-language color naming.

The term derives from the two basic Swedish color words grön and blå and is used to describe items or scenes where the color resembles sea water, glacial lakes, or evergreen leaves tinted by ocean light. It is distinct from pure blå (blue) or grönt (green) and can vary in saturation from vivid to muted.

In design and art, grönblå conveys cool, calming, and contemporary impressions. In digital color space, it is typically placed around hue values of roughly 160–190 degrees (between green and blue) with moderate saturation and lightness.

Usage and considerations: The term is common in interior design, fashion, and landscape description in Swedish contexts. It overlaps with teal and turquoise in English but is not a fixed standard color name; perception depends on lighting and context. When communicating color in technical contexts, specifying hex, RGB, or HSL values helps avoid ambiguity.