Shades of red

Short description: Varieties of the color red

Red
Spectral coordinates
Wavelength	~630–740 nm
Frequency	~480–405 THz
Common connotations
heat, anger, passion, sexuality, love, socialism, Christmas, Valentine's Day, danger
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF0000
Source	HTML/CSS

Varieties of the color red may differ in hue, chroma (also called saturation, intensity, or colorfulness), lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint being a red or other hue mixed with white, a shade being mixed with black. A large selection of these various colors are shown below.

In specific color systems

Red (RGB)

Red (RGB)
Red, green and blue lights, representing the three basic additive primary colors of the RGB color system, red, green, and blue
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF0000
Source	HTML/CSS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange

Red (RGB), RGB red, or electric red (as opposed to pigment red, shown below) is the brightest possible red that can be reproduced on a computer monitor. This color is an approximation of an orangish red spectral color. It is one of the three primary colors of light in the RGB color model, along with green and blue. The three additive primaries in the RGB color system are the three colors of light chosen such as to provide the maximum gamut of colors that are capable of being represented on a computer or television set, at a reasonable expense of power. Portable devices such as mobile phones might have an even narrower gamut due to this purity–power tradeoff and their "red" may be less colorful and more orangish than the standard red of sRGB.

This color is also the color called red in the X11 web colors, which were originally formulated in 1987. It is also called color wheel red. It is at precisely zero (360) degrees on the HSV color wheel, also known as the RGB color wheel (Image of RGB color wheel). Its complementary color is cyan.

Red (CMYK) (pigment red)

Red (CMYK) (pigment red)
Cyan, magenta, and yellow are the three subtractive primary colors used in printing
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#ED1B24
Source	CMYK
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange

Pigment red is the color red that is achieved by mixing process (printer's) magenta and process (printer's) yellow in equal proportions. This is the color red that is shown in the diagram located at the bottom of the following website offering tintbooks for CMYK printing: Tintbooks - Get Accurate CMYK Color Results For Your Printing Projects.

The purpose of the CMYK color system is to provide the maximum possible gamut of colors capable of being reproduced in printing.

Psychedelic art made people used to brighter colors of red, and pigment colors or colored pencils called "true red" are produced by mixing pigment red with a tiny amount of white. The result approximates (with much less brightness than is possible on a computer screen) the electric red shown above.

Red (Crayola)

Red (Crayola)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#ED0A3F
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

The color is defined as red in Crayola crayons.

Red was one of the original colors formulated by Crayola in 1903.

Red (Munsell)

Red (Munsell)
The hues of the Munsell color system, at varying values, and maximum chroma to stay in the sRGB gamut
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF0042
Source	https://pteromys.melonisland.net/munsell/
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

The Munsell color system is a color space that specifies colors based on three color dimensions: hue, value (lightness), and chroma (colorfulness), spaced uniformly (in terms of human perception) in three dimensions in the Munsell color solid. In order for all the colors to be spaced uniformly, it was found necessary to use a color wheel with five, non-arbitrary, equally spaced primary colors: red, yellow, green, blue, and purple.

The color of the sample is the most chromatic (colorful) red in the sRGB gamut that falls in the hue of 5R (primary red) in the Munsell color space.

Red (NCS) (psychological primary red)

Red (NCS)
Approximations within the sRGB gamut to the primary colors of the Natural Color System, a model based on the opponent process theory of color vision
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#C40234
Source	sRGB approximation to NCS S 1080-R
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

The color is defined as red in the NCS or Natural Color System (NCS 1080-R). The Natural Color System is a color system based on the four unique hues or psychological primary colors red, yellow, green, and blue. The NCS is based on the opponent process theory of vision.

The Natural Color System is widely used in Scandinavia.

Red (Pantone)

Red (Pantone)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#ED2839
Source	Pantone TPX
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

The color is defined as red in Pantone.

The source of this color is the Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX) color list, color No. 032M—Red.

Variations of red

Madder

Madder
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#A50021
Source
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

The color madder is named for a dye produced from plants of the genus Rubia.

Brink pink

Brink pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FB607F
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep pink

The color brink pink was formulated by Crayola in 1990.

Crimson

Main article: Crimson

Crimson
Crimson rosella
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DC143C
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

Crimson is a strong, bright, deep red color combined with some blue or violet, resulting in a small degree of purple. It is also the color between rose and red on the RGB color wheel and magenta and red on the RYB color wheel.

Crimson as a quaternary color on the RGB color wheel

cerise

rose

crimson

red

Pryssa

Zarqa

vermilion

Pink

Main article: Pink

Pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFC0CB
Source	X11 color names HTML/CSS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong pink

The web color pink is a light tint of red, but is often considered to be a basic color term on its own.

Salmon pink

Salmon Pink
Male Kokanee Salmon
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF91A4
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong pink

This color which represents the pinkish tone of salmon is called salmon in Crayola crayons. This color was introduced by Crayola in 1949. See the List of Crayola crayon colors.

Cardinal red

Main article: Cardinal (color)

Cardinal
Cardinal bird in a tree
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#C51E3A
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

Cardinal red, also called cardinal, is a vivid red, which gets its name from the cassocks worn by cardinals. The bird takes its name from the color.

Apple red

Apple red
A Red delicious
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#BE0032
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

Apple red is the color of the peel of an apple.

Zarqa

Zarqa
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF4500
Source	[Unsourced]

Zarqa is the hue between red and vermillion.

Ponceau

Poppy red
Poppy flower
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DC343B
Source	color-name.com
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

The color poppy red is named after the poppy flower.

Poppy red is a shade of pink-red. Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian officer and surgeon in World War I, wrote possibly history's most famous wartime poem, called "In Flanders Fields", written in 1915. It helped the poppy (Papaver rhoeas) become a symbol of remembrance for soldiers who have died during the conflict and later conflicts.

Batorange

Batorange
Orange nectar bat
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#A42C02
Source	ColorHexa
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark vermilion

The color batorange is a nuance of Orange Nectar Bat species, Lonchophylla robusta. It is a dark red-orange, dark vermilion, rufous color.

Carmine

Main article: Carmine (color)

Carmine
Carmine skimmer (male)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#960018
Source	Pourpre.com
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

The color carmine is a vivid crimson. In its pigment form it mostly contains the red light with wavelengths longer than 600 nm, i.e. it is close to the extreme spectral red. This places it far beyond standard gamuts (both RGB and CMYK), and its given RGB value is a poor approximation only.

Spanish red

Spanish red
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E60026
Source	Gallego and Sanz
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange

Spanish red, an iron oxide red also known as torch red, is the color that is called rojo (the Spanish word for "red") in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.

Rusty red

Rusty red
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DA2C43
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

Rusty red is a color formulated by Crayola in 1990 as one of the colors in its Silver Swirls specialty crayon box of metallic colors.

Chocolate cosmos

Chocolate cosmos
Chocolate cosmos flower
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#58111A
Source	[Unsourced]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep reddish brown

Chocolate cosmos, or red cosmos is the color of Cosmos atrosanguineus species.

Rosewood

Rosewood
Rosewood chess pieces
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#65000B
Source	ColorHexa
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep reddish brown

The color rosewood is named after rosewood.

The first recorded use of rosewood as a color name in English was in 1892. Actual rosewood exhibits a wide range of colors.

Imperial red

Imperial red
Imperial standard of Napoleon I
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#ED2939
Source	Vexillological
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

Imperial red is a representation of the red color of the Imperial Standard of Napoleon I.

The first recorded use of imperial red as a color name in English was in 1914. Note: the RGB values for Pantone red and imperial red are identical.

Cordovan

Main article: Cordovan (color)

Cordovan
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#893F45
Source	Pantone Color Planner
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark red

Cordovan is a rich medium dark shade of red.

The first recorded use of cordovan as a color name in English was in 1925.

Fire engine red

Main article: Fire engine red

Fire engine red
A fire engine of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#CE2029
Source
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

Fire engine red is an intense, bright red commonly used on emergency vehicles; mostly on fire engines, other associated fire service vehicles, and ambulances.

Rose vale

The first recorded use of rose vale as a color name in English was in 1923.

Old rose

The color old rose, also known as ashes of rose, was a popular Victorian color, it is a dullish red. The first recorded use of old rose as a color name in English was in 1892.

Bittersweet shimmer

Bittersweet shimmer is one of the colors in the special set of metallic Crayola crayons called Metallic FX, the colors of which were formulated by Crayola in 2001.

Although this is supposed to be a metallic color, there is no mechanism for displaying metallic colors on a computer.

Light red

The color light red, though very similar to pink, is a shade of red that is roughly 50% lighter than red.

Cymbidium red

The color cymbidium red is an nuance of red Cymbidium flower specie. Cymbidium red is a vivid red, look like jasper color.

Light coral

The web color light coral is a pinkish-light orange color. It is also a HTML/CSS color name and a X11 color name.

Garnet

The color garnet can be considered a dark tone of red, with some slight purple tints.

This color represents the hue of an average garnet gemstone, though garnets can range in color from orange to (very rarely) green.

Rose ebony

The first recorded use of rose ebony as a color name in English was in 1924.

Chili red

Chili red is the color of red chili peppers. It is the shade of red used in the flags of Chile and South Africa. On the flag of South Africa, it is defined as Pantone 179. National flag | South African Government

Venetian red

Venetian red is a light and warm (somewhat unsaturated) pigment that is a darker shade of red. The composition of Venetian red changed over time. Originally it consisted of natural ferric oxide (Fe₂O₃, partially hydrated) obtained from the red hematite. Modern versions are frequently made with synthetic red iron oxide produced via calcination of green vitriol mixed with white chalk. The pigment contains up to 50% of the ferric oxide.

Historically, Venetian red was a red earth color often used in Italian Renaissance paintings.

Vermilion

Vermilion (sometimes spelled vermillion) is both a brilliant red or scarlet pigment, originally made from the powdered mineral cinnabar (). It was widely used in the art and decoration of Ancient Rome, in the illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages, in the paintings of the Renaissance, as sindoor, an Indian cosmetic powder, and in the art and lacquerware of China.

Misty rose

The web color misty rose is written as mistyrose in HTML code for computer display.

The color name misty rose first came into use in 1987, when this color was formulated as one of the X11 colors, which in the early 1990s became known as the X11 web colors.

Turkey red

Turkey red is a color that was widely used to dye cotton in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was made using the root of the Rubia plant, through a long and laborious process. It originated in India or Turkey, and was brought to Europe in the 1740s. In France, it was known as rouge d'Andrinople.

Salmon

The web color salmon represents the color of the flesh of an average salmon. However, actual salmon flesh can range in hue from a light pinkish-orange to a bright red (as is the case with sockeye salmon).

Coral pink

The color coral pink is a pinkish color.

The first recorded use of coral pink as a color name in English was in 1892. Late in 2016, the color sample was renamed Coral Red by Pantone, as the RGB, Hex and HTML color table showed the same color as being reddish, standing against popular belief of pinkish.

Still today, some people call Coral Red as Coral Pink due to this old attribution.

The complementary color of coral pink is teal .

Cantaloupe melon

The color cantaloupe melon is a representation of the color of the interior flesh of a cantaloupe, the most commonly consumed melon.

The first recorded use of melon as a color name in English was in 1892.

In 1958, melon was formulated as one of the Crayola colors.

Barn red

The color barn red is one of the colors on one of the milk paint color lists, paint colors formulated to reproduce the colors historically used on the American frontier and made, like those paints were, with milk. This color is mixed with various amounts of white paint to create any desired shade of the color barn red.

Blood red

The color of blood red ranges from crimson to a dark brown-red and may have a slightly orange hue. In the RGB color spectrum, it often consists only of the color red, with no green or blue component; in the CMYK color model blood red has no cyan, and consists only of magenta and yellow with a small amount of black. It is frequently darker than both maroon and dark red.

In China, according to The Language of Color in China, dark blood red is sometimes referred to as "period (i.e., menstruation) red".

Tea rose

There is a different color sometimes called tea rose, which is the color of an orange rose called a tea rose. This other color is technically Congo pink.

The first recorded use of tea rose as a color name in English was in 1884.

Cinnabar

The color cinnabar derives from the mineral of the same name. It is a slightly orange shade of red, with variations ranging from bright scarlet to brick red.

Dark red

This is the web color dark red.

Fire brick

This is the web color fire brick.

Indian red

The name Indian red derives from the red laterite soil found in India, which is composed of naturally occurring iron oxides. The first recorded use of "Indian red" as a color term in English was in 1792.

Lust

Lust is a rich shade of red.

This color is not mentioned in the 1930 book A Dictionary of Color by Maerz and Paul but is found on the 1955 ISCC-NBS color list.

Maroon (HTML/CSS)

This is the web color called maroon in HTML/CSS. It only consists of red in RGB and no cyan in CMYK.

Redwood

The color redwood is a representation of color of the wood of the redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens).

The first recorded use of redwood as a color name in English was in 1917.

The source of this color is the Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX) color list, color #18-1443—Redwood.

Scarlet

Scarlet is a bright red with a slightly orange tinge. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, scarlet and other bright shades of red are the colors most associated with courage, force, passion, heat, and joy. In the Roman Catholic Church, scarlet is the color worn by cardinals, and is associated with the blood of Christ and the Christian martyrs, and with sacrifice.

Tomato

The web color tomato is a medium reddish-orange color that approximates the color of common supermarket tomatoes. Many vine-ripened tomatoes are a bit redder. The color of tomato soup is slightly less saturated.

The first recorded use of tomato as a color name in English was in 1891.

When the X11 color names were invented in 1987, the color tomato was formulated as one of them.

Jasper

The color jasper is named for red jasper, the most commonly known form of jasper; however, as with many gemstones, jasper can be found in many colors, from yellow to brown and even green. The color was formulated by Crayola in 1994 as part of their Gem Tones crayon set.

Rosy brown

The name for the web color rosy brown first came into use in 1987, when this color was formulated as one of the X11 colors, which in the early 1990s became known as the X11 web colors.

Rose taupe

The first recorded use of rose taupe as a color name in English was in 1924.

Amaranth

Amaranth is a pinkish-red color, which gets its name from the color of a red amaranth flower.

Fluorescent red

Fluorescent red is a light brilliant red color.

Cunard red

When the British shipping line Cunard was launched, a red funnel colour was selected to identify the company's ships. However, the heat from the funnels caused the paint to peel. To stop this, the red paint was thickened and mixed with buttermilk. When the heat of the funnel interacted with the buttermilk within the mixture, however, the red paint changed in colour and became a distinctive red-orange. This shade of red became known as Cunard Red.

See also

• Lists of colors
• Iron oxide red
• Ruby (color)

Sources

• Gettens, R. J.; Stout, G. L. (1966). "Iron Oxide Red". Painting Materials: A Short Encyclopedia. Courier Corporation. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-486-14242-5. OCLC 868969354.