Variations of red

This article is about notable tints and shades of the color red. These various colors are shown below.

Notable tints of red

almon pink

infobox color
title= Salmon Pink
hex= FF91A4
r=255|g=145|b=164
c= 0|m= 54|y= 42|k= 0
h= 14|s= 62|v=100
source=CrayolaThe color salmon pink is displayed at right.

This is the color called "salmon" in Crayola crayons.

This color was introduced by Crayola in 1949. See the List of Crayola crayon colors.

Coral pink

infobox color
title= Coral Pink
hex= F88379
r=248|g=131|b=121
c= 0|m= 50|y= 49|k= 0
h= 16|s= 69|v=100
source= [http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-c.htm ISCC-NBS]

The color coral pink is displayed at right, a pinkish orange color. This is perhaps the most common color for corals.

almon

infobox color
title= Salmon
hex= FA8072
r=250|g=128|b=114
c= 0|m=45|y=69|k= 0
h= 14|s= 52|v=100
source=X11

The web color salmon is displayed at right.

Coral red

infobox color
title= Coral Red
hex= FF4040
r=255|g= 64|b= 64
c= 0|m= 50|y= 13|k= 0
h= 3|s= 82|v=100
source= [http://heartcrygraphics.com/HTML/colors.html FTHG] The color coral red is displayed at right. This is a representation of the color of "red corals".

Carmine red

infobox color|title=Carmine Red|hex=FF0033|textcolor=black
r=255|g= 0|b= 51
c= 0|m=100|y= 44|k= 0
h= 0|s=100|v= 76
source= [http://www.wildyorkshire.co.uk/.../docs/2005/3/28.html Internet] At right is displayed the color carmine red.

carlet

infobox color|title=Scarlet|hex=FF2400
r=255|g= 36|b=0
c=0|m=219|y=255|k=0
h=6|s=100|v=100

Scarlet (from the Persian "säqirl_t") is a red color with a hue that is somewhat toward the orange.

Computer web color red

Electric red (HTML/CSS web color) (Color wheel red)

infobox color
title= Red
hex= FF0000
r=255|g=0|b= 0
c=Not|m=possible|y=in|k=CMYK
h=0|s=100|v=100
source=HTML/CSS [http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#html4 W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords] ]

The color displayed at right, electric red (i.e., as opposed to "pigment red") is the brightest possible red that can be reproduced on a computer screen. This color is an approximation of spectrum red. It is one of the three primary colors of light, along with green and blue.

This color is also called color wheel red. It is at precisely 0 (360) degrees on the HSV color wheel. Its complementary color is cyan.

This color is also the color called "red" in the X11 web colors, which were formulated in the mid-1990s.

When approximated (with less brightness) in pigments, this color is sometimes called true red.

Notable shades of red

Pigment red

infobox color
title= Pigment Red
hex= ED1C24
r= 237|g=28|b= 36
c= 0|m=100|y=100|k=0
h=0|s=100|v=65
source= [http://www.tintbook.com/ CMYK]

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: [http://www.tintbook.com/] .

Psychedelic art made people used to brighter colors of red, and pigment colors or colored pencils called "true red" are produced which approximate (with much less brightness that is possible on a computer screen) the electric green shown above.

Ruby red

Infobox Color|title=Ruby Red|hex=E0115F|textcolor=white
r=224|g= 17|b=95
c= |m= |y= 0|k= 0
h=338|s= 100|v= 40
source= [http://allaboutrubies.org/ruby-facts.shtml Internet]

Ruby red , also called ruby is a color that is a representation of the color of the cut and polished ruby gemstone.

Crimson

infobox color|title=Crimson|textcolor=white
hex=DC143C
r=220|g= 20|b= 60
c= 0|m=122|y= 73|k= 0
h=348|s= 91|v= 86
source=X11

Crimson is a strong, bright, deep red color combined with some blue, resulting in a tiny degree of purple.

Fire engine red

infobox color
title= Fire Engine Red
hex= CE2029
textcolor= white
r=206
g= 22
b= 32
c= 41
m= 60
y= 60
k= 4
h= 0
s= 92
v= 80
source= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
]

Fire engine red is an intense, bright red commonly used on emergency vehicles; mostly on, as the name implies, fire engines.

Cardinal red

infobox color|textcolor=white
title=Cardinal Red
hex=C41E3A
r=196|g= 30|b= 58
c= 0|m= 85|y= 70|k= 23
h=350|s= 85|v= 77

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

Fire brick

infobox color|title=Fire Brick|hex=B22222|textcolor=white
r=178|g= 34|b= 34|rgbspace=sRGB
h= 0|s=74|v= 42
source=X11

Displayed at right is the web color fire brick.

Dark red

infobox color|title=Dark Red|hex=8B0000|textcolor=white
r=139|g= 0|b= 0|rgbspace=sRGB
h= 0|s=100|v= 56
source=X11

Displayed at right is the web color dark red.

Maroon (HTML/CSS)

infobox color|title=Maroon|hex=800000|textcolor=white
r=128|g= 0|b= 0|rgbspace=sRGB
h= 0|s=100|v= 50
source=HTML/CSS [http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#html4 W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords] ]

Displayed at right is the web color color called maroon in HTML/CSS.

Major tints and shades of red color comparison chart

The purpose of the color comparison chart is, by arranging the tints and shades of a particular color in approximate order from lightest at the top to most saturated in the middle to darkest at the bottom, to allow the Wikipedia user to more easily choose a color they may need for a particular use. Having the colors arranged by shade rather than alphabetically makes it easier to do this.

• 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)
• Deep Carmine Pink (Hex: #EF3038) (RGB: 239, 48, 36)
• Coral Red (Hex: #FF4040) (RGB: 255, 64, 64)
• Carmine Red (Hex: #FF0033) (RGB: 255, 0, 51)
• Scarlet (Hex: #FF2400) (RGB: 255, 36, 0)
• RED (Electric Red) (HTML/CSS Red) (Color wheel red) (Hex: #FF0000) (RGB: 255, 0, 0)
• Pigment Red (Hex: #ED1C24) (RGB: 237, 28, 36)
• Crimson (Hex: #DC143C) (RGB: 220, 20, 60)
• Ruby Red (Hex: #E0115F) (RGB: 224, 17, 95)
• Rich Carmine (Chinese Carmine) (Hex: #D70040) (RGB: 215, 0, 64)
• Fire Engine Red (Hex: #CE2029) (RGB: 206, 22, 32)
• Cardinal Red (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)
• Deep Carmine (Hex: #A9203E) (RGB: 169, 32, 62)
• Medium Carmine (Hex: #AF4035) (RGB: 175, 64, 53)
• Fire Brick (web color) (Hex: #B22222) (RGB: 178, 34, 34)
• Carmine (Hex: #960018) (RGB: 150, 0, 24)
• Dark Red (Hex: #8B0000) (RGB: 139, 0, 0)
• Maroon (HTML/CSS) (web color) (Hex: #800000) (RGB: 128, 0, 0)

Red in human culture

See main article: Red in human culture

References