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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
sRGB (r, g, b)	(255, 0, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(53, 179, 12°)
Source	HTML/CSS
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
sRGB (r, g, b)	(255, 0, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(53, 179, 12°)
Source	HTML/CSS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
sRGB (r, g, b)	(237, 27, 36)
HSV (h, s, v)	(357°, 89%, 93%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(51, 157, 12°)
Source	CMYK
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange
B: Normalized to (byte)

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: .

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
sRGB (r, g, b)	(237, 10, 63)
HSV (h, s, v)	(346°, 96%, 93%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(50, 153, 8°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
sRGB (r, g, b)	(255, 0, 66)
HSV (h, s, v)	(344°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(54, 167, 8°)
Source	https://pteromys.melonisland.net/munsell/
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color is defined as red in the Munsell color system (Munsell 5R). The Munsell color system is a color space that specifies colors based on three color dimensions: hue, value (lightness), and chroma (color purity), spaced uniformly in three dimensions in the elongated oval at an angle shaped Munsell color solid according to the logarithmic scale which governs human perception. In order for all the colors to be spaced uniformly, it was found necessary to use a color wheel with five primary colors—red, yellow, green, blue, and purple.

The Munsell colors displayed are only approximate as they have been adjusted to fit into the sRGB gamut.

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
sRGB (r, g, b)	(196, 2, 52)
HSV (h, s, v)	(345°, 99%, 77%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(41, 127, 8°)
Source	sRGB approximation to NCS S 1080-R
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
sRGB (r, g, b)	(237, 40, 57)
HSV (h, s, v)	(355°, 83%, 93%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(52, 148, 10°)
Source	Pantone TPX
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
sRGB (r, g, b)	(165, 0, 33)
HSV (h, s, v)	(348°, 100%, 65%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(34, 109, 9°)
Source	Internet
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Brink pink

Brink pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FB607F
sRGB (r, g, b)	(251, 96, 127)
HSV (h, s, v)	(348°, 62%, 98%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(62, 109, 4°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep pink
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color brink pink was formulated by Crayola in 1990.

Crimson

Crimson
Crimson rosella
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DC143C
sRGB (r, g, b)	(220, 20, 60)
HSV (h, s, v)	(348°, 91%, 86%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(47, 140, 8°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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.

Pink

Pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFC0CB
sRGB (r, g, b)	(255, 192, 203)
HSV (h, s, v)	(350°, 25%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(84, 39, 1°)
Source	X11 color names HTML/CSS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong pink
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
sRGB (r, g, b)	(255, 145, 164)
HSV (h, s, v)	(350°, 43%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(72, 73, 3°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong pink
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Cardinal
Cardinal bird in a tree
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#C51E3A
sRGB (r, g, b)	(197, 30, 58)
HSV (h, s, v)	(350°, 85%, 77%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(43, 120, 8°)
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
sRGB (r, g, b)	(190, 0, 50)
HSV (h, s, v)	(344°, 100%, 75%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(40, 123, 7°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Poppy red

Poppy red
Poppy flower
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DC343B
sRGB (r, g, b)	(220, 52, 59)
HSV (h, s, v)	(358°, 76%, 86%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(49, 129, 11°)
Source	color-name.com
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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.

Carmine

Carmine
Carmine skimmer (male)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#960018
sRGB (r, g, b)	(150, 0, 24)
HSV (h, s, v)	(350°, 100%, 59%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(31, 99, 10°)
Source	Pourpre.com
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
sRGB (r, g, b)	(230, 0, 38)
HSV (h, s, v)	(350°, 100%, 90%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(48, 156, 10°)
Source	Gallego and Sanz
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
sRGB (r, g, b)	(218, 44, 67)
HSV (h, s, v)	(352°, 80%, 85%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(48, 128, 9°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
sRGB (r, g, b)	(88, 17, 26)
HSV (h, s, v)	(352°, 81%, 35%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(18, 44, 8°)
Source
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep reddish brown
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

The color is described as dark red, deep crimson, deeper burgundy, deep red chocolate, as dark hazelnut and velvety maroon.

Rosewood

Rosewood
Rosewood chess pieces
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#65000B
sRGB (r, g, b)	(101, 0, 11)
HSV (h, s, v)	(353°, 100%, 40%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(19, 62, 10°)
Source	ColorHexa
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep reddish brown
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
sRGB (r, g, b)	(237, 41, 57)
HSV (h, s, v)	(355°, 83%, 93%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(52, 148, 10°)
Source	Vexillological
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Cordovan
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#893F45
sRGB (r, g, b)	(137, 63, 69)
HSV (h, s, v)	(355°, 54%, 54%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(37, 51, 8°)
Source	Pantone Color Planner
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Fire engine red
A fire engine of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#CE2029
sRGB (r, g, b)	(206, 32, 41)
HSV (h, s, v)	(357°, 84%, 81%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(45, 131, 11°)
Source
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Rose vale
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#AB4E52
sRGB (r, g, b)	(171, 78, 82)
HSV (h, s, v)	(357°, 54%, 67%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(45, 67, 10°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Old rose

Old rose
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#C08081
sRGB (r, g, b)	(192, 128, 129)
HSV (h, s, v)	(359°, 33%, 75%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(60, 43, 11°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark pink
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#BF4F51
sRGB (r, g, b)	(191, 79, 81)
HSV (h, s, v)	(359°, 59%, 75%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(49, 84, 11°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Light red
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF8080
sRGB (r, g, b)	(255, 128, 128)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 50%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(68, 94, 12°)
Source	X11 color names HTML/CSS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid yellowish pink
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Light coral

Light coral
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#F08080
sRGB (r, g, b)	(240, 128, 128)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 47%, 94%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(66, 82, 12°)
Source	HTML/CSS X11 color names
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep pink
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Garnet
Garnet jewelry
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#733635
sRGB (r, g, b)	(115, 54, 53)
HSV (h, s, v)	(1°, 54%, 45%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(31, 43, 13°)
Source	Encycolorpedia
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep reddish brown
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Rose ebony
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#674846
sRGB (r, g, b)	(103, 72, 70)
HSV (h, s, v)	(4°, 32%, 40%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(34, 20, 16°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Grayish reddish brown
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Chili red

Chili red
Burmese chili pepper
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E03C31
sRGB (r, g, b)	(224, 60, 49)
HSV (h, s, v)	(4°, 78%, 88%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(51, 132, 14°)
Source	National Flag
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange
B: Normalized to (byte)

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.

Vermilion

Vermilion
Chinese carved cinnabar lacquerware
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E34234
sRGB (r, g, b)	(227, 66, 52)
HSV (h, s, v)	(5°, 77%, 89%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(52, 130, 14°)
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange
B: Normalized to (byte)

Vermilion (sometimes spelled vermillion) is both a brilliant red or scarlet pigment, originally made from the powdered mineral cinnabar (see § 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

Misty rose
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFE4E1
sRGB (r, g, b)	(255, 228, 225)
HSV (h, s, v)	(6°, 12%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(93, 17, 19°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Pale yellowish pink
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#A91101
sRGB (r, g, b)	(169, 17, 1)
HSV (h, s, v)	(6°, 99%, 66%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(36, 114, 13°)
Source
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong reddish brown
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Salmon
Sockeye male salmon
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FA8072
sRGB (r, g, b)	(250, 128, 114)
HSV (h, s, v)	(6°, 54%, 98%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(67, 95, 17°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong reddish orange
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Coral Pink
Coral
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#F88379
sRGB (r, g, b)	(248, 131, 121)
HSV (h, s, v)	(5°, 51%, 97%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(68, 89, 16°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep yellowish red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Cantaloupe Melon
A cantaloupe from Australia.
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FDBCB4
sRGB (r, g, b)	(253, 188, 180)
HSV (h, s, v)	(7°, 29%, 99%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(82, 45, 19°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate yellowish pink
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Barn Red
A barn in Oregon, USA
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#7C0902
sRGB (r, g, b)	(124, 9, 2)
HSV (h, s, v)	(3°, 98%, 49%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(25, 80, 13°)
Source	Milk Paint
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep reddish brown
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Blood red
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#660000
sRGB (r, g, b)	(102, 0, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 100%, 40%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(19, 65, 12°)
Source	Thom Poole's 2017 book Life of Colour
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep reddish brown
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Tea rose
Tea rose colour
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#F4C2C2
sRGB (r, g, b)	(244, 194, 194)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 20%, 96%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(83, 32, 12°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate yellowish pink
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color tea rose is the tint of the color that is used in interior design. This color is popular in interior design for painting bedrooms, especially among women.

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

Cinnabar
Cinnabar crystals in dolomite
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E44D2E
sRGB (r, g, b)	(228, 77, 46)
HSV (h, s, v)	(10°, 80%, 89%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(54, 126, 17°)
Source	Thom Poole's 2017 book Life of Colour
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Dark red
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#8B0000
sRGB (r, g, b)	(139, 0, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 100%, 55%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(28, 94, 12°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong reddish brown
B: Normalized to (byte)

This is the web color dark red.

Fire brick

Fire brick
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#B22222
sRGB (r, g, b)	(178, 34, 34)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 81%, 70%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(39, 110, 12°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to (byte)

This is the web color fire brick.

Indian red

Indian Red
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#CD5C5C
sRGB (r, g, b)	(205, 92, 92)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 55%, 80%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(53, 85, 12°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E62020
sRGB (r, g, b)	(230, 32, 32)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 86%, 90%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(49, 152, 12°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange
B: Normalized to (byte)

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)

Maroon
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#800000
sRGB (r, g, b)	(128, 0, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 100%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(26, 86, 12°)
Source	HTML/CSS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep reddish brown
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Redwood

Redwood
A redwood tree
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#A45953
sRGB (r, g, b)	(164, 89, 83)
HSV (h, s, v)	(4°, 49%, 64%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(47, 56, 16°)
Source	Pantone TPX
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark reddish orange
B: Normalized to (byte)

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
A scarlet tanager
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF2400
sRGB (r, g, b)	(255, 36, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(8°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(55, 172, 14°)
Source
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Tomato
A typical tomato
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF6347
sRGB (r, g, b)	(255, 99, 71)
HSV (h, s, v)	(9°, 72%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(62, 129, 17°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Jasper
Polished red jasper
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#D05340
sRGB (r, g, b)	(208, 83, 64)
HSV (h, s, v)	(8°, 69%, 82%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(52, 102, 17°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong reddish orange
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Rosy brown
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#BC8F8F
sRGB (r, g, b)	(188, 143, 143)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 24%, 74%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(64, 29, 12°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light grayish red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Rose taupe
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#905D5D
sRGB (r, g, b)	(144, 93, 93)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 35%, 56%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(45, 34, 12°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Grayish red
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Amaranth

Amaranth
The flower of the amaranth plant
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E52B50
sRGB (r, g, b)	(229, 43, 80)
HSV (h, s, v)	(348°, 81%, 90%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(51, 133, 7°)
Source	ColorHexa
B: Normalized to (byte)

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

Fluorescent red

Fluorescent red
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF2226
sRGB (r, g, b)	(255, 34, 38)
HSV (h, s, v)	(359°, 87%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(55, 168, 12°)
Source
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange
B: Normalized to (byte)

Fluorescent red is a light brilliant red color.

See also

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

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4. The sRGB values are taken by converting the NCS color 1080-R using the "NCS Navigator" tool at the NCS website.
5. Type the word "Red" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.
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38. Type the word "Redwood" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.
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