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Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary color (made from magenta and yellow) in the CMYK color model, and is the complementary color of cyan.
Even the colors that denote powerful emotions vary. Love is symbolized by green in Japan, red and purple in China, Korea, Japan, and the US. Unluckiness is symbolized by red in Chad, Nigeria, and Germany. Luckiness is symbolized by red in China, Denmark, and Argentina. The traditional bridal color is red in China and white in the US.
Red is the color most commonly associated with love, followed at a great distance by pink. It the symbolic color of the heart and the red rose, is closely associated with romantic love or courtly love and Saint Valentine's Day. Both the Greeks and the Hebrews considered red a symbol of love as well as sacrifice.
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) The color is defined as red in the NCS or Natural Color System (NCS 1080-R). The Natural Color System is a color system based on the four unique hues or psychological primary colors red, yellow, green, and blue. The NCS is based on the opponent process theory of vision.
Vivid reddish orange. B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) Scarlet is a bright red color, [1] [2] sometimes with a slightly orange tinge. [3] In the spectrum of visible light, and on the traditional color wheel, it is one-quarter of the way between red and orange, slightly less orange than vermilion. [4]
Specific color meaning. Different colors are perceived to mean different things. For example, tones of red lead to feelings of arousal while blue tones are often associated with feelings of relaxation. Both of these emotions are pleasant, so therefore, the colors themselves can procure positive feelings in advertisements.
In the 1969 study Basic Color Terms: Their Universality and Evolution, Brent Berlin and Paul Kay describe a pattern in naming "basic" colors (like "red" but not "red-orange" or "dark red" or "blood red", which are "shades" of red). All languages that have two "basic" color names distinguish dark/cool colors from bright/warm colors.
Ancient history. In ancient Egypt, red was associated with life, health, and victory. Egyptians would color themselves with red ochre during celebrations. [9] Egyptian women used red ochre as a cosmetic to redden cheeks and lips [10] and also used henna to color their hair and paint their nails.
Category:Shades of red. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Types of red. Various shades of the color red. This category is for all varieties, not only shades in the technical sense. See also the categories Shades of magenta and Shades of pink.
Venetian red Color coordinates; Hex triplet: #C80815: sRGB B (r, g, b) (200, 8, 21) HSV (h, s, v) (356°, 96%, 78%) CIELCh uv (L, C, h) (42, 136, 12°) Source: ColorHexa: ISCC–NBS descriptor: Vivid red: B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)