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[[File:A man dyeing silk red in boiling water in Kumbakonam,  Tamil Nadu.jpg|thumb|The man as the dyeing silk red in the [[Kumbakonam]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]]]
[[File:Red Color Coordinated Vending machines in Japan.jpg|thumb|The [[Coca-Cola]] coordinated machine in [[Japan]]]]
[[File:All Female Match Past practice session of Annunciation Secondary School, Red House 02.jpg|thumb|The group mens the a for the [[Parade|parade]] the a for [[Africa]]]]
'''Red''' is the [[colour]] that is on the edge of the [[rainbow]]. It is one of the [[primary colours]] (colours that can be mixed with other colours) of [[light]]. The others are [[blue]] and [[green]]. Red light has a [[wavelength]] between 630 and 740 [[nanometer]]s.

Red [[paint]] can be made by mixing [[yellow]] paint and [[magenta]] paint.

Red is sometimes used to mark things that are wrong, important or dangerous. It is also used as a warning to stop.

== Meaning of red ==
* Red can represent [[Passion (emotion)|passion]], [[anger]], [[rage]] or [[love]].
* In many countries, a red light shows [[car]]s when they should stop.
* In politics, "red" is a [[symbol]] of [[Communism]]. The "[[Red Army]]" can refer to the army of the old [[Soviet Union]], or the [[People's Republic of China]]. It is also related to the [[Red Brigades]].
* Red is the color of [[heat]] and [[blood]], so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, and [[Influence|power]], as well as passion, desire and love.
* Red is an [[emotion]]ally intense color. It is very easy to notice, which is why stop signs, stoplights, and fire equipment are usually painted red. In [[heraldry]], red is often used to indicate [[courage]]. It is a color found in many national [[flag]]s.
* Red brings [[attention]] to text and images on the [[Internet]].
* In [[advertising]], red is often used to cause [[erotic]] feelings.
* Red is widely used to indicate [[danger]].
* Red is associated with [[energy]], so it may be used to promote [[Energy drink|energy drinks]], games, [[cars]], items related to sports and [[Exercise|high physical activity]].

==Comparison of purple, magenta, rose and red==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
|-
!Name
!width=100|Color
!HEX Code
!Red
!Green
!Blue
!Hue
!Sat
!Lum
|-
|[[Purple]]
|style = "background-color: #800080; color: #ffffff"|
|#800080
|128
|0
|128
|300°
|100%
|50%
|-
|Magenta
|style = "background-color: #ff00ff; color: #ffffff"|
|#FF00FF
|255
|0
|255
|300°
|100%
|100%
|-
|[[Magenta rose]]
|style = "background-color: #ff00af; color: #ffffff"|
|#FF00AF
|255
|0
|175
|319°
|100%
|100%
|-
|[[Rose]]
|style = "background-color: #ff007f;color: #ffffff"|
|#7F00FF
|255
|0
|127
|330°
|100%
|100%
|-
|Red
|style = "background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff"|
|#FF0000
|255
|0
|0
|0°
|100%
|100%
|}

== Tones of red color comparison chart ==
<ul>
<li style = "background-color: #fdf6fa;"> Light Amour (Pink Mist) (Xona.com color list “Amour Light”) (Hex: #FDF6FA) (RGB: 253, 246, 250)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fff1fb;"> Light Pink Lace (Xona.com color list "Pink Lace Light") (Hex: #FFF1FB) (RGB: 255, 241, 251)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f9eaf3;"> [[Amour]] (Red Mist) (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #F9EAF3) (RGB: 249, 234, 243)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffd3f8;"> Bubble Gum (Crayola Magic Scents) (Hex: #FFD3F8) (RGB: 255, 211, 248)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffddf4;"> [[Pink Lace]] (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #FFDDF4) (RGB: 255, 221, 207)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f1ddcf;"> Champagne Pink (Pantone TPX 12-1107) (Hex: #F1DDCF) (RGB: 241, 221, 207)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fde3f0;"> Light Cupid (Xona.com color list “Cupid Light”) (Hex: #FDE3F0) (RGB: 253, 227, 240)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fce5f2;"> Light Chantilly (Xona.com color list “Chantilly Light”) (Hex: #FCE5F2) (RGB: 252, 229, 242)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffe4e9;"> Pale Light Pink (Xona.com color list “Pink Light”) (Hex: #FFE4E9) (RGB: 255, 228, 233)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fdd7e4;"> Piggy Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FDDDE6) (RGB: 253, 221, 230)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fadadd;"> Pale Pink (Hex: #FACCCA) (RGB: 249, 204, 202)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f4c2c2;"> Baby Pink (Light Pink) (Hex: #F4C2C2) (RGB: 244, 194, 194)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffcbdb;"> [[Pink]] (X11 color) (Tamarisk) (Hex: #FFC0CB) (RGB: 255, 192, 203)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffb7d5;"> Cotton Candy (Crayola) (Hex: #FFB7D5) (RGB: 255, 183, 213)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffb6c1;"> Medium Pink (web color "Light Pink") (Hex: #FFB6C1) (RGB: 255, 182, 193)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffb7c5;"> Cherry Blossom Pink (Hex: #FFB7C5) (RGB: 255, 183, 197)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f6adc6;"> Nadashiko Pink (Hex: #F6ADC6) (RGB: 246, 173, 198)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffA6c9;"> Carnation Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FFA6C9) (RGB: 246, 166, 201)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fc80A5;"> Tickle Me Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FC80A5) (RGB: 252, 128, 165)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e25098;"> Raspberry Pink (Hex: #E25098) (RGB:226, 80, 155)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fd6c9e;"> Pink (Light Red) (web color) (Hex: #FD6C9E) (RGB: 253, 108, 158)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fb607f;"> Brink Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FB607F) (RGB: 251, 96, 127)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e75480;"> Dark Pink (Hex: #E75480) (RGB: 234, 84, 128)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #cc8899;"> [[Puce]] (Hex: #CC8899) (RGB: 204, 136, 153)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #dea5a4;"> Pastel Pink (Hex: #DEA5A4) (RGB: 222, 165, 164)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff9999;"> Light Salmon Pink (Hex: #FF9999) (RGB: 255, 153, 153)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff91a4;"> [[Salmon Pink]] (Crayola "Salmon") (Hex: #FF91A4) (RGB: 255, 145, 164)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff8c69;"> Medium Salmon (Hex: #FF8C69) (RGB: 255, 140, 105)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fa8072;"> [[Salmon]] (web color) (Hex: #FA8072) (RGB: 250, 128, 114)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e9967a;"> Dark Salmon (web color) (Hex: #E9967A) (RGB: 233, 150, 122)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f88379;"> Coral Pink (Hex: #F88379) (RGB: 248, 131, 121)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f08080;"> Light Coral (web color) (Hex: #F08080) (RGB: 240, 128, 128)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e66761;"> Light Carmine Pink (Hex: #E66761) (RGB: 230, 103, 97)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #eb4c42;"> Carmine Pink (Hex: #EB4C42) (RGB: 235, 76, 66)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e34234;"> [[Orange-red|Vermilion]] (Cinnabar) (Hex: #E34234) (RGB: 227, 66, 52)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff4040;"> Coral Red (Hex: #FF4040) (RGB: 255, 64, 64)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff0038;"> Carmine Red (Hex: #FF0038) (RGB: 255, 0, 56)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff3f34;"> Red-Orange (Crayola) (Hex: #FF3F34) (RGB: 255, 63, 52)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff3f00;"> Electric Vermilion (Mandarin Red) (Hex: #FF3F00) (RGB: 255, 63, 0)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff4500;"> Orange-Red (web color) (Hex: #FF4500) (RGB: 255, 69, 0)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #FF3207;"> Coquelicot (Red Poppy) (Hex: #FF3800) (RGB: 255, 56, 0)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff6347;"> [[Tomato]] (web color) (Hex: #FF6347) (RGB: 255, 99, 71)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #e2725b;"> Terracotta (Hex: #E2725B) (RGB: 226, 114, 91) </li>
<li style = "background-color: #FF2400;"> [[Scarlet]] (Hex: #FF2400) (RGB: 255, 36, 0)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ef3038;"> Carol Red (Apple Red) (Hex: #EF3038) (RGB: 239, 48, 36)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e62020;"> Lust (Hex: #E62020) (RGB: 230, 32, 32)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff0000; color: #000000"> '''Red''' (Hex: #FF0000) (RGB: 255, 0, 0)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff0066;"> Neon Red (Hex: #FF0066) (RGB: 255, 0, 102)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ed1c24; color: #ffffff"> Pigment Red (Hex: #ED1C24) (RGB: 237, 28, 36)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e8192f; color: #ffffff"> Quinacridone Red (Liquitex Heavy Body) (Hex: #E8192F) (RGB: 232, 25, 47)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #dc143c; color: #ffffff"> [[Crimson]] (web color) (Hex: #DC143C) (RGB: 220, 20, 60)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e0115f; color: #ffffff"> Ruby (Hex: #E0115F) (RGB: 224, 17, 95)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e00000; color: #ffffff"> Raspberry (Hex: #E00000) (RGB: 224, 0, 0)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e3256b; color: #ffffff"> Razzmatazz (Crayola) (Hex: #E3256B) (RGB: 227, 37, 107)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #de3163; color: #ffffff"> Cerise (Hex: #DE3163) (RGB: 222, 49, 99)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e32636; color: #ffffff"> Alizarin Crimson (Rose Madder)(Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #E32636) (RGB: 227, 38, 54)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff003f;"> Electric Crimson (Hex: #FF003F) (RGB: 255, 0, 63)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff033e;"> American Rose (American Beauty) (Hex: #FF033E) (RGB: 255, 3, 62)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff355e;"> Radical Red (Crayola) (Bright Amaranth Pink) (Hex: #FF355E) (RGB: 255, 53, 94)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e52b50;"> [[Amaranth (color)|Amaranth]] (Hex: #E52B50) (RGB: 229, 43, 80) </li>
<li style = "background-color: #d70040; color: #ffffff"> Rich Carmine (Chinese Carmine) (Hex: #D70040) (RGB: 215, 0, 64)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #d3003f; color: #ffffff"> Utah Crimson (Hex: #D3003F) (RGB: 211, 0, 63)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ce2029; color: #ffffff"> Fire Engine Red (Hex: #CE2029) (RGB: 206, 22, 32)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c90016; color: #ffffff "> Harvard Crimson (Hex: #C90016) (RGB: 201, 0, 22)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c41e3a; color: #ffffff "> Cardinal (Hex: #C41E3A) (RGB: 196, 30, 58)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c32148; color: #ffffff "> Bright Maroon (Crayola Maroon) (Hex: #C32148) (RGB: 195, 33, 72)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b03060; color: #ffffff "> Rich Maroon (Maroon (X11)) (web color) (Hex: #B03060) (RGB: 176, 48, 96)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b3446c; color: #ffffff"> Raspberry Rose (Hex: #B3446C) (RGB: 179, 68, 108)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #915f6d; color: #ffffff"> Raspberry Glace (Hex: #915F6D) (RGB: 145, 95, 109)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #a9203e; color: #ffffff"> Deep Carmine (Hex: #A9203E) (RGB: 169, 32, 62)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #be0032; color: #ffffff"> Apple Red (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #BE0032) (RGB: 190, 0, 50)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b80049; color: #ffffff"> Bright Tyrian Purple (Hex: #B80049) (RGB: 184, 0, 73)<li style = "background-color: #af4035; color: #ffffff"> Medium Carmine (Hex: #AF4035) (RGB: 175, 64, 53)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #C04000;"> Mahogany (Hex: #C04000) (RGB: 192, 64, 0)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #C80815;"> Venetian Red (Hex: #C80815) (RGB: 200, 8, 21)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #cc3333;"> Persian Red (Hex: #CC3333) (RGB: 204, 51, 51) </li>
<li style = "background-color: #cb4154;"> Holly (Hex: #CB4154) (RGB: 203, 65, 84) </li>
<li style = "background-color: #cc4e3c;"> Dark Terra Cotta (Hex: #CC4E3C) (RGB: 204, 78, 92) </li>
<li style = "background-color: #cd5c5c;"> Chestnut (Indian Red [web color]) (Hex: #CD5C5C) (RGB: 205, 92, 92)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c45655;"> Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown (Crayola) (Hex: #C45655) (RGB: 196, 86, 55)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b94e48;"> Deep Chestnut (Vermont Maple Syrup) (Crayola Chestnut) (Hex: #B94E48) (RGB: 185, 78, 72)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #a45a52; color: #ffffff"> Redwood (Pantone TPX 18-1443) (Hex: #A45A52) (RGB: 164, 90, 82)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #905d5d; color: #ffffff"> Rose Taupe (Hex: #905D5D) (RGB: 144, 93, 93)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #965656; color: #ffffff"> Red-gray (Hex: #965656) (RGB: 150, 86, 86)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #986960; color: #ffffff"> Dark Chestnut (Hex: #986960) (RGB: 152, 105, 96)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #87410e; color: #ffffff"> Rust (Hex: #B7410E) (RGB: 183, 65, 14)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #9f381d; color: #ffffff"> Cognac (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #9F381D) (RGB: 159, 56, 29)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #8a3324; color: #ffffff"> Burnt Umber (Hex: #8A3324) (RGB: 138, 51, 36)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #9f1D35; color: #ffffff"> Vivid Burgundy (Hex: #9F1D35) (RGB: 159, 29, 53)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b10304; color: #ffffff"> Medium Red (Hex: #B10304) (RGB: 177, 3, 4)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #B31B1B; color: #ffffff"> Carnelian (Hex: #B31B1B) (RGB: 179, 27, 27) </li>
<li style = "background-color: #b22222; color: #ffffff"> Fire Brick (web color) (Hex: #B22222) (RGB: 178, 34, 34)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ae2029; color: #ffffff"> Upsdell Red (Hex: #AE2029) (RGB: 174, 22, 42) </li>
<li style = "background-color: #a52a2a; color: #ffffff"> Red-Brown (web color [[Brown]]) (Hex: #A52A2A) (RGB: 165, 42, 42) </li>
<li style = "background-color: #A81c07; color: #ffffff"> Rufous (Hex: #A81C07) (RGB: 168, 28, 7) </li>
<li style = "background-color: #9c0d07; color: #ffffff"> Tea (Tea Red) (Orange Pekoe Tea) (Hex: #9C0D07) (RGB: 156, 13, 7)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #92000A; color: #ffffff"> Sangria (Hex: #92000A) (RGB: 146, 0, 10)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #922724; color: #ffffff"> Vivid Auburn (Hex: #922724) (RGB: 147, 39, 36)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #900020; color: #ffffff"> Burgundy (Hex: #900020) (RGB: 144, 0, 32)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #990024; color: #ffffff"> Medium Tyrian Purple (Hex: #990024) (RGB: 97, 64, 81)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #960018; color: #ffffff"> Carmine (Hex: #960018) (RGB: 150, 0, 24)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #8b0000; color: #ffffff"> Dark Red (Hex: #8B0000) (RGB: 139, 0, 0)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #800000; color: #ffffff"> [[Maroon (color)|Maroon]] (web color) (Hex: #800000) (RGB: 128, 0, 0)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #65000b; color: #ffffff"> Rosewood (Hex: #65000B) (RGB: 101, 0, 11)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #850101; color: #ffffff;"> Deep Red (Crayola Red) (Hex: #850101) (RGB: 133, 1, 1)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #7c0a02; color: #ffffff"> Barn Red (Hex: #7C0A02) (RGB: 124, 10, 2)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #801818; color: #ffffff"> Falu Red (Hex: #801818) (RGB: 128, 24, 24)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #8b3636; color: #ffffff"> Tuscan Red (Hex: #7B3636) (RGB: 123, 54, 54)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #712f26; color: #ffffff"> Auburn (Hex: #712F26) (RGB: 113, 47, 38)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #701C1C; color: #ffffff"> Persian Plum (Xona.com color list) (Prune) (Hex: #701C1C) (RGB: 112, 28, 28)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e30b5c; color: #ffffff"> Dark Raspberry (Hex: #E30B5C) (Xona.com Color List Raspberry) (RGB: 227, 11, 92)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #66023c; color: #ffffff"> [[Tyrian Purple (color)|Tyrian Purple]] (Imperial Purple) (Hex: #66023C) (RGB: 102, 2, 60)<li style="background-color: #592720; color: #ffffff"> Caput Mortum (Hex: #592720) (RGB: 89, 39, 32)</li>
</ul>

==Related pages==
* [[List of colors]]
* [[Amaranth]]
* [[Burgundy (color)|Burgundy]]
* [[Carmine (color)|Carmine]]
* [[Cerise]]
* [[Coral (color)|Coral]]
* Crimson
* [[Fuchsia (color)|Fuchsia]]
* Magenta
* Maroon
* [[Mauve]]
* Orange-red
* Pink
* [[Raspberry (color)|Raspberry]]
* [[Red-gray]]
* [[Redhead]]
* [[Rose (color)|Rose]]
* [[Sangria (color)|Sangria]]

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