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Red is the color that is on the outside edge of the rainbow. It is one of the three primary colors, along with blue and yellow. Red light has a wavelength between 630-740 nanometers.

Red is the color of some apples and mostly, raspberries.

Red is the color of some blood and the occasional cherry.

It is sometimes used to mark things that are wrong, important or dangerous.

Red is also commonly used as a warning to stop.

Tones of red color comparison chart

  • Light Amour (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 (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 (Hex: #F4C2C2) (RGB: 244, 194, 194)
  • Pink (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)
  • 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)
  • Deep Carmine Pink (Hex: #EF3038) (RGB: 239, 48, 36)
  • Vermilion (Cinnabar) (Hex: #F34234) (RGB: 227, 66, 52)
  • Terra Cotta (Hex: #E2725B) (RGB: 226, 114, 91)
  • Tomato (web color) (Hex: #FF6347) (RGB: 255, 99, 71)
  • 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)
  • Scarlet (Hex: #FF2400) (RGB: 255, 36, 0)
  • RED (Hex: #FF0000) (RGB: 255, 0, 0)
  • Pigment Red (Hex: #ED1C24) (RGB: 237, 28, 36)
  • Quinacridone Red (Liquitex Heavy Body) (Hex: #E8192F) (RGB: 232, 25, 47)
  • Lust (Hex: #E62020) (RGB: 230, 32, 32)
  • Crimson (web color) (Hex: #DC143C) (RGB: 220, 20, 60)
  • Deep Red (Crayola Red) (Hex: #EE204D) (RGB: 238, 32, 77)
  • Ruby (Hex: #E0115F) (RGB: 224, 17, 95)
  • Raspberry (Hex: #E00000) (RGB: 255, 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)
  • Crimson Glory (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)
  • Brick Red (Crayola) (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)
  • Dark Chestnut (Hex: #986960) (RGB: 152, 105, 96)
  • Rust (Hex: #B7410E) (RGB: 183, 65, 14)
  • Burnt Umber (Hex: #8A3324) (RGB: 138, 51, 36)
  • Vivid Burgundy (Hex: #9F1D35) (RGB: 159, 29, 53)
  • Red-Brown (web color Brown) (Hex: #A52A2A) (RGB: 165, 42, 42)
  • Fire Brick (web color) (Hex: #B22222) (RGB: 178, 34, 34)
  • Carnelian (Hex: #B31B1B) (RGB: 179, 27, 27)
  • Upsdell Red (Hex: #AE2029) (RGB: 174, 22, 42)
  • Rufous (Hex: #A81C07) (RGB: 168, 28, 7)
  • Cognac (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #9F381D) (RGB: 159, 56, 29)
  • 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)
  • Falu Red (Hex: #801818) (RGB: 128, 24, 24)
  • Maroon (web color) (Hex: #800000) (RGB: 128, 0, 0)
  • Tuscan Red (Hex: #7B3636) (RGB: 123, 54, 54)
  • Barn Red (Hex: #7C0A02) (RGB: 124, 10, 2)
  • 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 Mortuum (Hex: #592720) (RGB: 89, 39, 32)
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