also: せいりょくしょく
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Describes a color between blue and green, like turquoise or aqua. Used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.
彼女は青緑色のドレスを着ていた。
She was wearing a bluish-green dress.
この絵の具を混ぜると、きれいな青緑色になる。
Mixing these paints produces a beautiful turquoise color.
青 is a broader term for blue (and sometimes green in traditional contexts), while 青緑色 specifically refers to a blue-green shade.
緑 means green; 青緑色 is a mix of blue and green, leaning more toward blue than pure green.
ターコイズ is a loanword for turquoise, often used in fashion or design; 青緑色 is the native Japanese term and can cover a wider range of blue-green hues.
Compound of 青 (blue) + 緑 (green) + 色 (color), literally 'blue-green color'. The Sino-Japanese reading せいりょくしょく follows the on'yomi of each character.