Persian red | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #C81D11 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (200, 29, 17) |
CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 95, 100, 15) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (4°, 92%, 78%) |
Source | [Unsourced] |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
Persian red is a deep reddish orange earth or pigment from the Persian Gulf composed of a silicate of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It is also called artificial vermillion.
The first recorded use of Persian red as a color name in English was in 1895.
Other colors associated with Persia include Persian pink, Persian rose, Persian blue and Persian green.