Rose (color) facts for kids

A rose flower

Rose is the color halfway between red and magenta on the color wheel. It represents the color of the rose flower.

The first recorded use of rose as a color name in English was in 1382.

Comparison of pruple, magenta, rose and red

Tones of rose color comparison chart

• Light Rose White (Xona.com color list “Rose White Light”) (Hex: #FFFBFB) (RGB: 255, 251, 251)
• Light Amour (Pink Mist) (Xona.com color list “Amour Light”) (Hex: #FDF6FA) (RGB: 253, 246, 250)
• Rose White (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #FFF6F5) (RGB: 255, 246, 243)
• Light Pale Rose (Xona.com color list “Pale Rose Light”) (Hex: #FFF3FA) (RGB: 255, 243, 250)
• Amour (Red Mist) (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #F9EAF3) (RGB: 249, 234, 243)
• Light Classic Rose (Xona.com color list “Classic Rose Light”) (Hex: #FDE9F5) (RGB: 253, 233, 245)
• 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)
• Pale Rose (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #FFE1F2) (RGB: 255, 225, 242)
• Misty Rose (web color) (Hex: #FFE4E1) (RGB: 255, 228, 225)
• Light Dull Pallid Rose (Xona.com color list "Rose Light") (Hex: #F5E2DE) (RGB: 245, 226, 222)
• Pink (web color) (Tamarisk) (Light Red) (Hex: #FFCBDB) (RGB: 255, 192, 203)
• Chantilly (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #F8C3DF) (RGB: 248, 195, 223)
• Cupid (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #FBBEDA) (RGB: 251, 190, 218)
• Medium Light Pink (web color "Light Pink") (Hex: #FFB6C1) (RGB: 255, 182, 193)
• Crystal Rose (Pantone TPX 12-1708) (Hex: #F9C8CB) (RGB: 249, 200, 203)
• English Rose (Pantone TPX 13-1310) (Hex: #F5C5C2) (RGB: 245, 197, 194)
• Tea Rose (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #F4C2C2) (RGB: 244, 204, 231)
• Light Can Can (Xona.com color list “Can Can Light”) (Hex: #EBCBD6) (RGB: 237, 203, 214)
• Light Charm (Xona.com color list “Charm Light”) (Hex: #EDBACD) (RGB: 237, 186, 205)
• Light Carissma (Xona.com color list “Carissma Light”) (Hex: #F6C6D8) (RGB: 246, 198, 216)
• Classic Rose (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #FBCCE7) (RGB: 251, 204, 231)
• Bright Pale Rose (Crayola colored pencils "Pale Rose") (Hex: #FFCCFF) (RGB: 255, 204, 255)
• Light Hot Pink (Xona.com color list “Hot Pink Light”) (Hex: #FFB3DE) (RGB: 255, 179, 222)
• Lavender Rose (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #FBA0E3) (RGB: 251, 160, 227)
• Persian Pink (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #F77FBE) (RGB: 206, 70, 118)
• Light Deep Pink (Xona.com color list “Deep Pink Light”) (Hex: #FF5CCD) (RGB: 255, 92, 205)
• Rose Pink (Hex: #FF66CC) (RGB: 255, 102, 204)
• Tickle Me Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FC80A5) (RGB: 252, 128, 165)
• Mauvelous (Crayola) (Hex: #F091A9) (RGB: 240, 145, 169)
• Light Cabaret (Xona.com color list “Cabaret Light”) (Hex: #EF9BB9) (RGB: 239, 155, 185)
• Carissma (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #EA88A8) (RGB: 234, 136, 168)
• Charm Pink (Plochere) (Hex: #E68FAC) (RGB: 230, 143, 172)
• Light Cadillac (Xona.com color list “Cadillac Light”) (Hex: #DC9DB3) (RGB: 220, 157, 179)
• Dull Pallid Rose (Xona.com color list "Rose") (Hex: #E7BCB4) (RGB: 231, 188, 180)
• Light Rosy Brown (Xona.com color list “Rosy Brown Light”) (Hex: #E2CACA) (RGB: 226, 202, 202)
• Light Brandy Rose (Xona.com color list “Brandy Rose Light”) (Hex: #E1C7C3) (RGB: 225, 199, 195)
• Light Bazaar (Xona.com color list “Bazaar Light”) (Hex: #CFBCBE) (RGB: 207, 188, 190)
• Light Blush (Xona.com color list “Blush Light”) (Hex: #DE98B2) (RGB: 222, 152, 178)
• Can Can (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #D591A4) (RGB: 213, 145, 164)
• Rosebloom (Pantone TPX 15-2214) (Hex: #E38FB7) (RGB: 227, 143, 183)
• Light Rouge (Xona.com color list “Rouge Light”) (Hex: #D58EB5) (RGB: 213, 142, 181)
• Medium Raspberry (Xona.com color list Raspberry Light) (Hex: #C077A6) (RGB: 198, 119, 166)
• Puce (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #CC8899) (RGB: 204, 136, 153)
• Charm (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #D47494) (RGB: 212, 116, 148)
• Pale Violet Red (web color) (Hex: #DB7093) (RGB: 219, 112, 147)
• Thulian Pink (Icelandic Pink) (First Lady) (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #DE6FA1) (RGB: 222, 111, 61)
• Brink Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FB607F) (RGB: 251, 96, 127)
• Wild Watermelon (Crayola) (Hex: #F05B78) (RGB: 253, 91, 153)
• Cabaret (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #D94972) (RGB: 217, 73, 114)
• Blush (Crayola) (Hex: #DE5D83) (RGB: 222, 93, 131)
• French Rose (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #F64A8A) (RGB: 246, 74, 138)
• Violet-Red (Crayola) (Hex: #F7468A) (RGB: 247, 70, 138)
• Wild Strawberry (Crayola) - (Hex: #FF3399) (RGB: 255, 51, 153)
• Hot Pink (web color) (Hex: #FF69B4) (RGB: 255, 105, 180)
• Brilliant Rose (Crayola "Magenta"; Brilliant Rose 1949-1958) (Hex: #F653A6) (RGB: 246, 83, 166)
• Raspberry Pink (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #E25098) (RGB:226, 80, 155)
• Deep Pink (web color) (Hex: #FF1493) (RGB: 255, 20, 147)
• Rose (Hex: #FF007F) (RGB: 255, 0, 127)
• Process Magenta (Printer's Magenta) (Pigment Magenta) (CMYK) (Hex: #FF0090) (RGB: 255, 0, 144)
• Razzle Dazzle Rose (Crayola) (Hex: #FF33CC) (RGB: 255, 51, 204)
• Magenta Rose (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #FF00AF) (RGB: 255, 0, 175)
• Persian Rose (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #FE28A2) (RGB: 254, 40, 162)
• Hollywood Cerise (Fashion Fuchsia) (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Venus colored pencils) (Hex: #F400A1) (RGB: 244, 0, 161)
• Foobar (Hex: #F00BA4) (RGB: 240, 11, 164)
• Mexican Rose (Mexican Pink) (Mexican Tourist Board) (Hex: #E4007C) (RGB: 228, 0, 124)
• Mystic Pearl (Crayola Pearl Brites) (Hex: #D65282) (RGB: 214, 82, 130)
• Vivid Cerise (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #DA1D81) (RGB: 218, 29, 129)
• Royal Fuchsia (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #CA2C92) (RGB: 202, 44, 146)
• Light Flirt (Xona.com color list “Flirt Light”) (Hex: #D500B6) (RGB: 213, 0, 182)
• Steel Pink (Crayola Ultra colored pencils) (Hex: #CC33CC) (RGB: 204, 51, 204)
• Byzantine (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex:BD33A4) (RGB: 189, 51, 164)
• Raspberry Rose (Pantone TPX-19-2432) (Hex: #C7458B) (RGB: 199, 69, 139)
• Rose Violet (Pantone TPX 17-2624) (Hex: #C24C92) (RGB: 194, 76, 146)
• Medium Red-Violet (Crayola Red Violet) (Hex: #BB3385) (RGB: 187, 151, 133)
• Red-Violet (Pigment Purple) (web color Medium Violet Red) (Hex: #C71585) (RGB: 199, 21, 133)
• Deep Cerise (Crayola Cerise) (Hex: #DA3287) (RGB: 218, 50, 135)
• Cerise (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #DE3163) (RGB: 222, 49, 99)
• Amaranth (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #E52B50) (RGB: 229, 43, 80)
• Rose Pearl (Crayola Pearl Brites) (Hex: #F03865) (RGB: 240, 56, 101)
• Radical Red (Crayola) (Bright Amaranth Pink) (Hex: #FF355E) (RGB: 255, 53, 94)
• Fiery Rose (Crayola Extreme Twistables) (Hex: #FF5470) (RGB: 255, 84, 112)
• Folly (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #FF004F) (RGB: 255, 0, 79)
• American Rose (American Beauty) (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #FF033E) (RGB: 255, 3, 62)
• Electric Crimson (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #FF003F) (RGB: 255, 0, 63)
• Raspberry (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul)(Hex: #E30B5C) (RGB: 227, 11, 92)
• Ruby (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #E0115F) (RGB: 224, 17, 95)
• Dogwood Rose (Georgian Rose) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #D71868) (RGB: 215, 24, 104)
• Razzmatazz (Crayola) (Hex: #E3256B) (RGB: 227, 37, 107)
• Rose Red (Pantone TPX 18-1852) (Hex: #C21E56) (RGB: 194, 30, 86)
• Popstar (Resene color list) (Hex: #BE4F62) (RGB: 190, 79, 98)
• Deep Blush (Blush (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #B44668) (RGB: 180, 70, 104)
• Rose Dust (Crayola Silver Swirls) (Hex: #9E5E6F) (RGB: 158, 94, 111)
• Bazaar (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #98777B) (RGB: 152, 119, 123)
• Medium Girlsenberry (color used in fashion design) (Hex: #AA786D) (RGB: 170, 120, 109)
• Rose Quartz (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #AA98A9) (RGB: 170, 152, 169)
• Rosy Brown (web color) (Hex: #BC8F8F) (RGB: 188, 143, 143)
• Brandy Rose (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #BB8983) (RGB: 187, 137, 131)
• Old Rose (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #C08081) (RGB: 192, 128, 129)
• Turkish Rose (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #B57281) (RGB: 181, 114, 129)
• Rose Gold (Hex: #B76E79) (RGB: 183, 110, 121)
• Girlsenberry (web safe color used in web site design) (Hex: #CC5555) (RGB: 204, 85, 85)
• Chestnut (web color Indian Red ) (Hex: #CD5C5C) (RGB: 205, 92, 92)
• Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown (Crayola) (Hex: #C45655) (RGB: 196, 86, 85)
• Deep Chestnut (Vermont Maple Syrup) (Crayola Chestnut) (Hex: #B94E48) (RGB: 185, 78, 72)
• Rose Vale (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #AB4E52) (RGB: 171, 78, 82)
• Cadillac (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #B04C6A) (RGB: 176, 76, 106)
• Light Black Rose (Xona.com color list “Black Rose Light”) (Hex: #B12B7F) (RGB: 177, 43, 127)
• Flirt (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #A2006D) (RGB: 162, 0, 109)
• Rouge (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #A23B6C) (RGB: 162, 59, 108)
• Light Rosewood (Xona.com color list “Rosewood Light”) (Hex: #B00049) (RGB: 176, 0, 73)
• Raspberry Rose (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #B3446C) (RGB: 179, 68, 108)
• Copper Rose (Hex: #996666) (RGB: 149, 102, 102)
• Dark Chestnut (Hex: #986960) (RGB: 152, 105, 96)
• Rose Taupe (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #905D5D) (RGB: 144, 93, 93)
• Raspberry Glace (Plochere) (Hex: #915F6D) (RGB: 145, 95, 109)
• Light Bulgarian Rose (Xona.com color list “Bulgarian Rose Light”) (Hex: #9A393D) (RGB: 154, 57, 61)
• Cordovan (Hex: #893F45) (RGB: 137, 63, 69)
• Dark Raspberry (Xona.com color list "Raspberry") (Hex: #872657) (RGB: 135, 38, 87)
• Galaxy (Resene color list) (Hex: #755258) (RGB: 117, 77, 82)
• Black Rose (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #67032D) (RGB: 103, 3, 45)
• Rosewood (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #65000B) (RGB: 101, 0, 11)
• Rose Ebony (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #674846) (RGB: 103, 76, 71)
• Bulgarian Rose (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #480607) (RGB: 72, 6, 7)

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Images for kids

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  Pale rose-coloured hibiscus

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  A rose-colored Litfaß column on the Rosenstrasse in Berlin today commemorates the Rosenstrasse protest (the building in which the detainees were held no longer exists).