Shades of rose

Rose
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF0080
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 0, 128)
HSV (h, s, v)	(330°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(55, 143, 355°)
Source	By definition[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Rose is the color halfway between red and magenta on the HSV color wheel, also known as the RGB color wheel.

Rose is one of the tertiary colors on the HSV color wheel. The complementary color of rose is spring green. Sometimes rose is quoted instead as the web-safe color FF00CC, which is closer to magenta than to red, corresponding to a hue angle near 320 degrees, or the web-safe color FF0077, which is closer to red than magenta, corresponding to a hue angle of about 340 degrees.

Variations of rose

Lavender blush

Lavender blush
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFF0F5
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 240, 245)
HSV (h, s, v)	(340°, 6%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(96, 9, 347°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Pinkish white
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

This is the web color lavender blush. It is a very pale shade of rose.

Misty rose

Misty rose
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFE4E1
sRGBB (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	Pinkish white
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Misty rose is a pale shade of rose. It is also a web color.

Tickle me pink

Tickle me pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FC89AC
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(252, 137, 172)
HSV (h, s, v)	(342°, 46%, 99%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(71, 74, 355°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong purplish pink
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color tickle me pink was formulated by Crayola in 1993.

Persian pink

Persian pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#F77FBE
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(247, 127, 190)
HSV (h, s, v)	(328°, 49%, 97%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(69, 76, 339°)
Source	Maerz and Paul[2]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep purplish pink
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Since the color rose is so well loved in Persia (Iran), some shades of rose are named after Persia, such as the light tone of rose of this color called Persian pink. This color is very popular in women's fashion.

The first recorded use of Persian pink as a color name in English was in 1922.^[3]

Rose pink

Rose pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF66CC
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 102, 204)
HSV (h, s, v)	(320°, 60%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(66, 97, 331°)
Source	ColorHexa[4]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The first recorded use of rose pink as a color name in English was in 1760.^[5]

Rose bonbon

Rose bonbon
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#F9429E
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(249, 66, 158)
HSV (h, s, v)	(330°, 73%, 98%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(59, 114, 347°)
Source	Pourpre.com
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The name rose bonbon translates loosely from French into English as candy rose or candy pink, or more specifically as bonbon rose or bonbon pink – presumably referring to bonbons that are coated with icing that is colored rose bonbon.

Rose bonbon is a tone of rose that is popular in France.

Brilliant rose

Brilliant rose
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#F653A6
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(246, 83, 166)
HSV (h, s, v)	(329°, 66%, 96%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(60, 102, 344°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color brilliant rose is a Crayola color formulated in 1949, but the name was changed in 1958 to magenta.

The original name is more accurate since this color, having a hue code of 329, is much closer to rose than (web color) magenta.

Thulian pink

Thulian pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DE6FA1
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(222, 111, 161)
HSV (h, s, v)	(333°, 50%, 87%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(61, 71, 345°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep purplish pink
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color Thulian pink is also called Thulite pink; the first recorded use of Thulite pink as a color name in English was in 1912.^[6]

The term Thulian pink refers to the land of Thule.

Another name for this color is first lady.^{[citation needed]} The first use of first lady as a color name in English was when the Plochere Color System (widely used by interior designers) was inaugurated in 1948.^[7]

The hex code for Thulian pink is identical to that of China pink and Liseran purple.

French rose

French rose
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#F64A8A
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(246, 74, 138)
HSV (h, s, v)	(338°, 70%, 96%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(58, 113, 355°)
Source	Internet
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color French rose is also called France rose.

The first recorded use of France rose as a color name in English was in 1926.^[8]

Color sample of French rose—this color matches exactly the color sample shown as "France rose" in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color.^{[dubious – discuss]}

Razzmatazz

Razzmatazz
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E3256B
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(227, 37, 107)
HSV (h, s, v)	(338°, 84%, 89%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(50, 123, 359°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color Razzmatazz is a rich shade of crimson-rose.

Razzmatazz was a new Crayola crayon color chosen in 1993 as a part of the Name The New Colors Contest.

It was named by then 5-year-old Laura Bartolomei-Hill. She was the youngest winner of Crayola's "Name the New Colors Contest."

Razzle dazzle rose

Razzle dazzle rose
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF33CC
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 51, 204)
HSV (h, s, v)	(315°, 80%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(60, 119, 328°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color razzle dazzle rose is a vivid tone of rose tending toward magenta.

The color razzle dazzle rose was named by Crayola in 1990. Before that, from its formulation in 1972 to 1990, it had been named hot magenta.

Persian rose

Persian rose
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FE28A2
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(254, 40, 162)
HSV (h, s, v)	(326°, 84%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(57, 125, 344°)
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The first recorded use of Persian rose as a color name in English was in 1921.^[9][10]

This color matches the color of the Persian rose color sample in A Dictionary of Color—a highly saturated color close to the outer surface of the color sphere, just below the equator of the color sphere, about halfway between rose and magenta. The color Persian rose may also be described as a color close to the purple boundary of the CIE chromaticity diagram about halfway between rose and magenta.

Rose gold

Rose Gold
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#C88CA4
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(200, 140, 164)
HSV (h, s, v)	(336°, 30%, 78%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(65, 37, 345°)
Source	Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Rose gold is one of the eight Metallic FX colors formulated by Crayola in 2019.

Although this is supposed to be a metallic color, there is no mechanism for displaying metallic colors on a computer.

Fuchsia rose

Fuchsia rose
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#C74375
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(199, 67, 117)
HSV (h, s, v)	(337°, 66%, 78%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(49, 86, 354°)
Source	Pantone TPX[11]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Fuchsia rose is the color that was chosen as the 2001 Pantone color of the year by Pantone.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-2031 TPX—Fuchsia rose.^[12]

Rose red

Rose red
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#C21E56
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(194, 30, 86)
HSV (h, s, v)	(340°, 85%, 76%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(43, 107, 0°)
Source	Pantone TPX[13]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The source of rose red is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #18-1852 TPX—Rose red.^[14]

Telemagenta

Telemagenta
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#CF3476
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(207, 52, 118)
HSV (h, s, v)	(334°, 75%, 81%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(48, 98, 353°)
Source	RAL
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color telemagenta is one of the colors in the RAL color matching system, a color system widely used in Europe. The RAL color list first originated in 1927, and it reached its present form in 1961.

Dogwood rose

Dogwood rose
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#D71868
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(215, 24, 104)
HSV (h, s, v)	(335°, 89%, 84%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(47, 118, 357°)
Source	Colorhexa.com[15]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color dogwood rose is sometimes called dogwood red. Dogwood rose in nature:^[16]

Raspberry rose

Raspberry rose
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#B3446C
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(179, 68, 108)
HSV (h, s, v)	(338°, 62%, 70%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(45, 72, 354°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

This is the color raspberry rose.

China rose

China rose
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#A8516E
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(168, 81, 110)
HSV (h, s, v)	(340°, 52%, 66%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(46, 56, 353°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color China rose is a deep tone of rose.

The first recorded use of China rose as a color name in English was in 1925.^[17]

Folly

Folly
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF004F
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 0, 79)
HSV (h, s, v)	(341°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(54, 162, 6°)
Source	[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Reddish-Pinkish
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

This is the color Folly.

Ruby

Ruby
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E0115F
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(224, 17, 95)
HSV (h, s, v)	(337°, 92%, 88%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(48, 130, 1°)
Source	Maerz and Paul[18]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Ruby is a color that is a representation of the color of the cut and polished ruby gemstone. Ruby as a color is more akin to rose than red.

Liseran purple

Liseran Purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DE6FA1
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(222, 111, 161)
HSV (h, s, v)	(333°, 50%, 87%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(61, 71, 345°)
Source	ISCC-NBS [19]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep purplish pink
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The first recorded use of liseran purple as a color name in English was in 1912.^[20]

Pearly purple

Pearly Purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#B768A2
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(183, 104, 162)
HSV (h, s, v)	(316°, 43%, 72%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(55, 54, 323°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong reddish purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Pearly purple is one of the colors in the special set of metallic colored Crayola crayons called Silver Swirls, the colors of which were formulated by Crayola in 1990.

Mulberry

Mulberry
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#C54B8C
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(197, 75, 140)
HSV (h, s, v)	(328°, 62%, 77%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(50, 77, 341°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color mulberry is a representation of the color of mulberry jam or pie. This was a Crayola crayon color from 1958 to 2003.

The first recorded use of mulberry as a color name in English was in 1776.^[21]

French (Canada) Rose

French (Canada) Rose
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#ED438D
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(237, 67, 141)
HSV (h, s, v)	(334°, 72%, 93%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(56, 109, 351°)
Source	https://perbang.dk/rgb/ED438D]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brillant raspberry
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

French (Canada) rose is one of the brilliant raspberry color.

See also

• Amaranth (color)
• Cerise (color)
• Fuchsia (color)
• Toulouse: "La Ville rose"
• List of colors

References

External links

• ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps Archived 30 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine – See sample of the color [Dark] Persian rose (color sample #254) displayed on indicated page.
• ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Tea rose (color sample #28) Archived 18 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine