Shades 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);

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);

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
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

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

Misty rose

Misty rose
#ffe4e1

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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(252, 137, 172)
HSV (h, s, v)	(342°, 46%, 99%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(247, 127, 190)
HSV (h, s, v)	(328°, 49%, 97%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(255, 102, 204)
HSV (h, s, v)	(320°, 60%, 100%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(249, 66, 158)
HSV (h, s, v)	(330°, 73%, 98%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(59, 114, 347°)
Source	Pourpre.com
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Rose bonbon
#f9429e

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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(246, 83, 166)
HSV (h, s, v)	(329°, 66%, 96%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(60, 102, 344°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Brilliant rose
#f653a6

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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(222, 111, 161)
HSV (h, s, v)	(333°, 50%, 87%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(61, 71, 345°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep purplish pink
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Thulian pink
#de6fa1

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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(246, 74, 138)
HSV (h, s, v)	(338°, 70%, 96%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(58, 113, 355°)
Source	Internet
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

French rose
#f64a8a

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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(227, 37, 107)
HSV (h, s, v)	(338°, 84%, 89%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(50, 123, 359°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Razzmatazz
#e3256b

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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(255, 51, 204)
HSV (h, s, v)	(315°, 80%, 100%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(60, 119, 328°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Razzle dazzle rose
#ff33cc

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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(254, 40, 162)
HSV (h, s, v)	(326°, 84%, 100%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(57, 125, 344°)
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Persian rose
#fe28a2

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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(200, 140, 164)
HSV (h, s, v)	(336°, 30%, 78%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(65, 37, 345°)
Source	Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Rose gold
#c88ca4

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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(199, 67, 117)
HSV (h, s, v)	(337°, 66%, 78%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(49, 86, 354°)
Source	Pantone TPX^[11]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Fuchsia rose
#c74375

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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(194, 30, 86)
HSV (h, s, v)	(340°, 85%, 76%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(207, 52, 118)
HSV (h, s, v)	(334°, 75%, 81%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(215, 24, 104)
HSV (h, s, v)	(335°, 89%, 84%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(179, 68, 108)
HSV (h, s, v)	(338°, 62%, 70%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(168, 81, 110)
HSV (h, s, v)	(340°, 52%, 66%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(255, 0, 79)
HSV (h, s, v)	(341°, 100%, 100%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(224, 17, 95)
HSV (h, s, v)	(337°, 92%, 88%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(222, 111, 161)
HSV (h, s, v)	(333°, 50%, 87%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(183, 104, 162)
HSV (h, s, v)	(316°, 43%, 72%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(197, 75, 140)
HSV (h, s, v)	(328°, 62%, 77%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(237, 67, 141)
HSV (h, s, v)	(334°, 72%, 93%)
CIELCh_uv (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.

References

^ On the RGB color wheel, derived from RGB color space, the color rose is defined as the tertiary color that is at a hue angle of 330 degrees.
^ The color shown in the Persian Pink color box matches the color sample in the following book: Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201; Color Sample of Persian Pink: Page 29 Plate 3 Color Sample H4.
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201; Color Sample of Persian Pink: Page 29 Plate 3 Color Sample H4. Note: The color shown above matches the color sample in this book.
^ "Rose pink / #ff66cc hex color (#f6c)". ColorHexa. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; Color Sample of Thulite pink: Page 25 Plate 50 Color Sample I1
^ Plochere Color System: Archived 4 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195 Color Sample of France rose: Page 25 Plate 1 Color Sample F4
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201; Color Sample of Persian rose: Page 123 Plate 50 Color Sample K7 Note: The color sample shown above matches the color sample in this book.
^ Picture of a Persian rose
^ Type the words "Fuchsia rose" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.
^ Pantone TPX Pantone Color Finder—Type the words "Fuchsia rose" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear:
^ Type the words "Rose Red" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.
^ Pantone TPX Pantone Color Finder—Type the words "Rose Red" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear:
^ Dogwood rose / #d71868 hex color
^ Dogwood rose colored leaves in a garden:
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 192; color sample of China rose: Page 33 Plate 5 Color Sample A6
^ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called ruby in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color ruby is displayed on page 35, Plate 6, Color Sample G6.
^ The color displayed in the color box above is the color in the array of tones of liseran purple displayed on the ISCC-NBS color list letter L web page that most closely matches the color called liseran purple in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color liseran purple is displayed on page 123, Plate 50, Color Sample B9.
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 198; Color Sample of Liseran Purple: Page 123 Plate 50 Color Sample B9
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 199; Color Sample of Mulberry: Plate 48 Color Sample E9

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

[1] On the RGB color wheel, derived from RGB color space, the color rose is defined as the tertiary color that is at a hue angle of 330 degrees.

[2] The color shown in the Persian Pink color box matches the color sample in the following book: Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201; Color Sample of Persian Pink: Page 29 Plate 3 Color Sample H4.

[3] Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201; Color Sample of Persian Pink: Page 29 Plate 3 Color Sample H4. Note: The color shown above matches the color sample in this book.

[4] "Rose pink / #ff66cc hex color (#f6c)". ColorHexa. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[Paul_Page_203-5] Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203

[6] Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; Color Sample of Thulite pink: Page 25 Plate 50 Color Sample I1

[7] Plochere Color System: Archived 4 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[8] Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195 Color Sample of France rose: Page 25 Plate 1 Color Sample F4

[9] Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201; Color Sample of Persian rose: Page 123 Plate 50 Color Sample K7 Note: The color sample shown above matches the color sample in this book.

[10] Picture of a Persian rose

[11] Type the words "Fuchsia rose" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.

[12] Pantone TPX Pantone Color Finder—Type the words "Fuchsia rose" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear:

[13] Type the words "Rose Red" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.

[14] Pantone TPX Pantone Color Finder—Type the words "Rose Red" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear:

[15] Dogwood rose / #d71868 hex color

[16] Dogwood rose colored leaves in a garden:

[17] Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 192; color sample of China rose: Page 33 Plate 5 Color Sample A6

[18] The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called ruby in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color ruby is displayed on page 35, Plate 6, Color Sample G6.

[19] The color displayed in the color box above is the color in the array of tones of liseran purple displayed on the ISCC-NBS color list letter L web page that most closely matches the color called liseran purple in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color liseran purple is displayed on page 123, Plate 50, Color Sample B9.

[20] Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 198; Color Sample of Liseran Purple: Page 123 Plate 50 Color Sample B9

[21] Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 199; Color Sample of Mulberry: Plate 48 Color Sample E9

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