What colour should my pool be if I want turquoise-coloured water?

We all want to have the pool of our dreams in our own home. A pool that is in harmony with the style of our house and garden, where we can fully enjoy our leisure activities and all the advantages of having our own pool.

What needs to be considered so that you choose the right pool colour for turquoise-colour water?

We all want to have the pool of our dreams in our own home. A pool that is in harmony with the style of our house and garden, where we can fully enjoy our leisure activities and all the advantages of having our own pool.

First, let’s look at a common misconception: that the colour of the pool is what determines the colour of the water in the pool. This is not true! The colour of the pool is the visual base, but there are many other factors that determine the final colour of the pool when filled.

To know what colour your filled pool will be, you need to consider the following factors

• Colour of the pool
• Size, and especially depth, of the pool
• Weather conditions

Now, let’s dispel that misconception: the colour of your chosen pool is rarely the final colour when filled with water.

So, if you want a pool with turquoise water, the colour of the pool doesn’t have to be turquoise.

The colour of the pool determines the base colour that the tone of the water will take on. Be careful though, this isn’t always the case. Here’s an example of how to achieve a turquoise-coloured pool.

If we look at nature, we see that many beaches have turquoise water on certain days. This is because the water has a sandy base colour and a specific depth, and the sunlight and tone of the light interacts with the water in a certain way. This combination of factors makes the water look turquoise.

Another example is pink-sand beaches, such as Elafonisi beach, on the Greek island of Crete. Here, the water almost always has a turquoise tone, with a greater or lesser intensity.

These are clear examples of how you can choose a certain pool colour that will give you turquoise-coloured water.

Ceramic de Luxe pools have two different finishes that give a turquoise colour, one more greenish and the other more bluish.

Shades offered by Ceramic de Luxe Pools

En el caso de Ceramic de Luxe Pools hay 2 acabados que claramente dan una tonalidad turquesa, una más verdosa y la otra más azulada.

Sandy tone

In the first case, using the sandy tone as a reference, we have our agate finish. Once the pool is filled, the water has an intense, unique, greenish-turquoise tone.

Pink tone

In the second case, using the pink tone of Elafonisi beach as a reference, we have our Rodonita finish, a beautiful pastel pink. Once the pool is filled, we have paradisiacal turquoise water with an elegant, attractive bluish tone.

We must also take into account that, in daylight, and depending on the intensity of the sun, the colours of the pool will look more intense, brighter and more saturated, to a greater or lesser extent. This is why we say that the pool depth and volume of water are what make the light reflect in one way or another, bouncing with the intensity of the water and creating a wash of colour, thus giving the pool its final colour tone.