This box shows the color red.
The man as the dyeing silk red in the Kumbakonam , Tamil Nadu , India
The Coca-Cola coordinated machine in Japan
The group mens the a for the parade the a for Africa
Red is the color that is on the edge of the rainbow . It is one of the primary colors (colors that can be mixed with other colors) of light . The others are blue and yellow . Red light has a wavelength between 630 and 740 nanometers .
Red paint can be made by mixing yellow paint and magenta paint.
Red is sometimes used to mark things that are wrong, important or dangerous. It is also used as a warning to stop.
Meaning of red
Red can represent passion , anger , rage or love .
In many countries, a red light shows cars when they should stop.
In politics, "red" is a symbol of communism and socialism . The "Red Army " can refer to the army of the old Soviet Union , or the People's Republic of China . It is also related to the Red Brigades .
Red is the color of heat and blood , so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, and power , as well as passion, desire and love .
Red is an emotionally intense color. It is very easy to notice, which is why stop signs, stoplights, and fire equipment are usually painted red. In heraldry , red is often used to indicate courage . It is a color found in many national flags .
Red brings attention to text and images on the Internet .
In advertising , red is often used to cause erotic feelings.
Red is widely used to indicate danger .
Red is associated with energy , so it may be used to promote energy drinks , games, cars , items related to sports and high physical activity .
Comparison of purple, magenta, rose and red
Name
Color
HEX Code
Red
Green
Blue
Hue
Sat
Lum
Purple
#800080
128
0
128
300°
100%
50%
Magenta
#FF00FF
255
0
255
300°
100%
100%
Magenta rose
#FF00AF
255
0
175
319°
100%
100%
Rose
#7F00FF
255
0
127
330°
100%
100%
Red
#FF0000
255
0
0
0°
100%
100%
Tones of red color comparison chart
Light Amour (Pink Mist) (Xona.com color list “Amour Light”) (Hex: #FDF6FA) (RGB: 253, 246, 250)
Light Pink Lace (Xona.com color list "Pink Lace Light") (Hex: #FFF1FB) (RGB: 255, 241, 251)
Amour (Red Mist) (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #F9EAF3) (RGB: 249, 234, 243)
Bubble Gum (Crayola Magic Scents) (Hex: #FFD3F8) (RGB: 255, 211, 248)
Pink Lace (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #FFDDF4) (RGB: 255, 221, 207)
Champagne Pink (Pantone TPX 12-1107) (Hex: #F1DDCF) (RGB: 241, 221, 207)
Light Cupid (Xona.com color list “Cupid Light”) (Hex: #FDE3F0) (RGB: 253, 227, 240)
Light Chantilly (Xona.com color list “Chantilly Light”) (Hex: #FCE5F2) (RGB: 252, 229, 242)
Pale Light Pink (Xona.com color list “Pink Light”) (Hex: #FFE4E9) (RGB: 255, 228, 233)
Piggy Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FDDDE6) (RGB: 253, 221, 230)
Pale Pink (Hex: #FACCCA) (RGB: 249, 204, 202)
Baby Pink (Light Pink) (Hex: #F4C2C2) (RGB: 244, 194, 194)
Pink (X11 color) (Tamarisk) (Hex: #FFC0CB) (RGB: 255, 192, 203)
Cotton Candy (Crayola) (Hex: #FFB7D5) (RGB: 255, 183, 213)
Medium Pink (web color "Light Pink") (Hex: #FFB6C1) (RGB: 255, 182, 193)
Cherry Blossom Pink (Hex: #FFB7C5) (RGB: 255, 183, 197)
Nadashiko Pink (Hex: #F6ADC6) (RGB: 246, 173, 198)
Carnation Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FFA6C9) (RGB: 246, 166, 201)
Tickle Me Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FC80A5) (RGB: 252, 128, 165)
Raspberry Pink (Hex: #E25098) (RGB:226, 80, 155)
Pink (Light Red) (web color) (Hex: #FD6C9E) (RGB: 253, 108, 158)
Brink Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FB607F) (RGB: 251, 96, 127)
Dark Pink (Hex: #E75480) (RGB: 234, 84, 128)
Puce (Hex: #CC8899) (RGB: 204, 136, 153)
Pastel Pink (Hex: #DEA5A4) (RGB: 222, 165, 164)
Light Salmon Pink (Hex: #FF9999) (RGB: 255, 153, 153)
Salmon Pink (Crayola "Salmon") (Hex: #FF91A4) (RGB: 255, 145, 164)
Medium Salmon (Hex: #FF8C69) (RGB: 255, 140, 105)
Salmon (web color) (Hex: #FA8072) (RGB: 250, 128, 114)
Dark Salmon (web color) (Hex: #E9967A) (RGB: 233, 150, 122)
Coral Pink (Hex: #F88379) (RGB: 248, 131, 121)
Light Coral (web color) (Hex: #F08080) (RGB: 240, 128, 128)
Light Carmine Pink (Hex: #E66761) (RGB: 230, 103, 97)
Carmine Pink (Hex: #EB4C42) (RGB: 235, 76, 66)
Vermilion (Cinnabar) (Hex: #E34234) (RGB: 227, 66, 52)
Coral Red (Hex: #FF4040) (RGB: 255, 64, 64)
Carmine Red (Hex: #FF0038) (RGB: 255, 0, 56)
Red-Orange (Crayola) (Hex: #FF3F34) (RGB: 255, 63, 52)
Electric Vermilion (Mandarin Red) (Hex: #FF3F00) (RGB: 255, 63, 0)
Orange-Red (web color) (Hex: #FF4500) (RGB: 255, 69, 0)
Coquelicot (Red Poppy) (Hex: #FF3800) (RGB: 255, 56, 0)
Tomato (web color) (Hex: #FF6347) (RGB: 255, 99, 71)
Terracotta (Hex: #E2725B) (RGB: 226, 114, 91)
Scarlet (Hex: #FF2400) (RGB: 255, 36, 0)
Carol Red (Apple Red) (Hex: #EF3038) (RGB: 239, 48, 36)
Lust (Hex: #E62020) (RGB: 230, 32, 32)
Red (Hex: #FF0000) (RGB: 255, 0, 0)
Neon Red (Hex: #FF0066) (RGB: 255, 0, 102)
Pigment Red (Hex: #ED1C24) (RGB: 237, 28, 36)
Quinacridone Red (Liquitex Heavy Body) (Hex: #E8192F) (RGB: 232, 25, 47)
Crimson (web color) (Hex: #DC143C) (RGB: 220, 20, 60)
Ruby (Hex: #E0115F) (RGB: 224, 17, 95)
Raspberry (Hex: #E00000) (RGB: 224, 0, 0)
Razzmatazz (Crayola) (Hex: #E3256B) (RGB: 227, 37, 107)
Cerise (Hex: #DE3163) (RGB: 222, 49, 99)
Alizarin Crimson (Rose Madder)(Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #E32636) (RGB: 227, 38, 54)
Electric Crimson (Hex: #FF003F) (RGB: 255, 0, 63)
American Rose (American Beauty) (Hex: #FF033E) (RGB: 255, 3, 62)
Radical Red (Crayola) (Bright Amaranth Pink) (Hex: #FF355E) (RGB: 255, 53, 94)
Amaranth (Hex: #E52B50) (RGB: 229, 43, 80)
Rich Carmine (Chinese Carmine) (Hex: #D70040) (RGB: 215, 0, 64)
Utah Crimson (Hex: #D3003F) (RGB: 211, 0, 63)
Fire Engine Red (Hex: #CE2029) (RGB: 206, 22, 32)
Harvard Crimson (Hex: #C90016) (RGB: 201, 0, 22)
Cardinal (Hex: #C41E3A) (RGB: 196, 30, 58)
Bright Maroon (Crayola Maroon) (Hex: #C32148) (RGB: 195, 33, 72)
Rich Maroon (Maroon (X11)) (web color) (Hex: #B03060) (RGB: 176, 48, 96)
Raspberry Rose (Hex: #B3446C) (RGB: 179, 68, 108)
Raspberry Glace (Hex: #915F6D) (RGB: 145, 95, 109)
Deep Carmine (Hex: #A9203E) (RGB: 169, 32, 62)
Apple Red (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #BE0032) (RGB: 190, 0, 50)
Bright Tyrian Purple (Hex: #B80049) (RGB: 184, 0, 73) Medium Carmine (Hex: #AF4035) (RGB: 175, 64, 53)
Mahogany (Hex: #C04000) (RGB: 192, 64, 0)
Venetian Red (Hex: #C80815) (RGB: 200, 8, 21)
Persian Red (Hex: #CC3333) (RGB: 204, 51, 51)
Holly (Hex: #CB4154) (RGB: 203, 65, 84)
Dark Terra Cotta (Hex: #CC4E3C) (RGB: 204, 78, 92)
Chestnut (Indian Red [web color]) (Hex: #CD5C5C) (RGB: 205, 92, 92)
Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown (Crayola) (Hex: #C45655) (RGB: 196, 86, 55)
Deep Chestnut (Vermont Maple Syrup) (Crayola Chestnut) (Hex: #B94E48) (RGB: 185, 78, 72)
Redwood (Pantone TPX 18-1443) (Hex: #A45A52) (RGB: 164, 90, 82)
Rose Taupe (Hex: #905D5D) (RGB: 144, 93, 93)
Red-gray (Hex: #965656) (RGB: 150, 86, 86)
Dark Chestnut (Hex: #986960) (RGB: 152, 105, 96)
Rust (Hex: #B7410E) (RGB: 183, 65, 14)
Cognac (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #9F381D) (RGB: 159, 56, 29)
Burnt Umber (Hex: #8A3324) (RGB: 138, 51, 36)
Vivid Burgundy (Hex: #9F1D35) (RGB: 159, 29, 53)
Medium Red (Hex: #B10304) (RGB: 177, 3, 4)
Carnelian (Hex: #B31B1B) (RGB: 179, 27, 27)
Fire Brick (web color) (Hex: #B22222) (RGB: 178, 34, 34)
Upsdell Red (Hex: #AE2029) (RGB: 174, 22, 42)
Red-Brown (web color Brown ) (Hex: #A52A2A) (RGB: 165, 42, 42)
Rufous (Hex: #A81C07) (RGB: 168, 28, 7)
Tea (Tea Red) (Orange Pekoe Tea) (Hex: #9C0D07) (RGB: 156, 13, 7)
Sangria (Hex: #92000A) (RGB: 146, 0, 10)
Vivid Auburn (Hex: #922724) (RGB: 147, 39, 36)
Burgundy (Hex: #900020) (RGB: 144, 0, 32)
Medium Tyrian Purple (Hex: #990024) (RGB: 97, 64, 81)
Carmine (Hex: #960018) (RGB: 150, 0, 24)
Dark Red (Hex: #8B0000) (RGB: 139, 0, 0)
Maroon (web color) (Hex: #800000) (RGB: 128, 0, 0)
Rosewood (Hex: #65000B) (RGB: 101, 0, 11)
Deep Red (Crayola Red) (Hex: #850101) (RGB: 133, 1, 1)
Barn Red (Hex: #7C0A02) (RGB: 124, 10, 2)
Falu Red (Hex: #801818) (RGB: 128, 24, 24)
Tuscan Red (Hex: #7B3636) (RGB: 123, 54, 54)
Auburn (Hex: #712F26) (RGB: 113, 47, 38)
Persian Plum (Xona.com color list) (Prune) (Hex: #701C1C) (RGB: 112, 28, 28)
Dark Raspberry (Hex: #E30B5C) (Xona.com Color List Raspberry) (RGB: 227, 11, 92)
Tyrian Purple (Imperial Purple) (Hex: #66023C) (RGB: 102, 2, 60) Caput Mortum (Hex: #592720) (RGB: 89, 39, 32)
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