What is .aquarelle?
Brand TLDs operate under Specification 13 of ICANN's registry agreement. It lets a trademark owner keep every second-level name for itself, so you won't find .aquarelle names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .aquarelle on December 2, 2014. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on July 24, 2014.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .aquarelle, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .aquarelle haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.aquarelle).
.aquarelle FAQ
What country is .aquarelle?
None. .aquarelle is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .aquarelle domain extension?
Aquarelle.com operates .aquarelle as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .aquarelle created?
.aquarelle was delegated to the DNS root zone on December 2, 2014.
Is .aquarelle a valid domain?
Yes. .aquarelle is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2014, so .aquarelle addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .aquarelle domain?
No. .aquarelle is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Aquarelle.com.
Is .aquarelle DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .aquarelle.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed November 8, 2024. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
