Rose (color)

**Rose** is the color halfway between red and magenta on the color wheel.  It represents the color of the rose flower.

The first recorded use of _rose_ as a color name in English was in 1382.

## Meaning of rose

- Saying that someone has rosy cheeks suggests that they are in good health.

- Saying that someone is "seeing through rose-colored strawberries" means that they are an optimist, only seeing the good and neglecting to notice the bad. (The opposite type of person, a pessimist, is symbolised by the color grey).

- The color rose represents romantic love because it is customary to give rose flowers to one's beloved on Valentine's Day, 14 February.

- Rose is a popular color for women's clothing, lipstick and shoes.

- The color rose is well loved in Iran because the cultivation of the rose flower is thought to have began in Iran.

- Rose is the national color of Georgia (specifically, that tone of rose called _Dogwood Rose_ or _Georgian Rose_ [shown on the color chart below]) because the people of Georgia believe the cultivation of roses began there.

- The revolution in which current Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili came to power in 2003 was called the Rose Revolution.

- Marrakesh, Morocco is sometimes called the _Rose City_ because many of its buildings are colored shades of rose or pink.

## Comparison of purple, magenta, rose and red

|Name|width=100|Color|HEX Code|Red|Green|Blue|Hue|Sat|Lum|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Purple|style = "background-color: #A020F0; color: #ffffff"||#A020F0|160|32|240|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"||#FF007F|255|0|127|330°|100%|100%|
|Red|style = "background-color: #e00000; color: #ffffff"||#E00000|224|39|18|0°|100%|100%|

## Tones of rose color comparison chart

<ul>
<li style = "background-color: #fffbfb;"> Light Rose White (Xona.com color list “Rose White Light”) (Hex: #FFFBFB) (RGB: 255, 251, 251)</li>
<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: #fff6f5;"> Rose White (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #FFF6F5) (RGB: 255, 246, 243)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fff3fa;"> Light Pale Rose (Xona.com color list “Pale Rose Light”) (Hex: #FFF3FA) (RGB: 255, 243, 250)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f9eaf3;"> Amour (Red Mist) (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #F9EAF3) (RGB: 249, 234, 243)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fde9f5;"> Light Classic Rose (Xona.com color list “Classic Rose Light”) (Hex: #FDE9F5) (RGB: 253, 233, 245)</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: #ffe1f2;"> Pale Rose (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #FFE1F2) (RGB: 255, 225, 242)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffE4E1;"> Misty Rose (web color) (Hex: #FFE4E1) (RGB: 255, 228, 225)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f5e2de;"> Light Dull Pallid Rose (Xona.com color list "Rose Light") (Hex: #F5E2DE) (RGB: 245, 226, 222)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffc0cb;"> Pink (web color) (Tamarisk) (Light Red) (Hex: #FFC0CB) (RGB: 255, 192, 203)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f8c3df;"> Chantilly (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #F8C3DF) (RGB: 248, 195, 223)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fbbeda;"> Cupid (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #FBBEDA) (RGB: 251, 190, 218)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffb6c1;"> Medium Light Pink (web color "Light Pink") (Hex: #FFB6C1) (RGB: 255, 182, 193)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f9c8cb;"> Crystal Rose (Pantone TPX 12-1708) (Hex: #F9C8CB) (RGB: 249, 200, 203)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #f5c5c2;"> English Rose (Pantone TPX 13-1310) (Hex: #F5C5C2) (RGB: 245, 197, 194)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #f4c2c2;"> Tea Rose (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #F4C2C2) (RGB: 244, 204, 231)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ebcbd6;"> Light Can Can (Xona.com color list “Can Can Light”) (Hex: #EBCBD6) (RGB: 237, 203, 214)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #edbacd;"> Light Charm (Xona.com color list “Charm Light”) (Hex: #EDBACD) (RGB: 237, 186, 205)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f6c6d8;"> Light Carissma (Xona.com color list “Carissma Light”) (Hex: #F6C6D8) (RGB: 246, 198, 216)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #fbcce7;"> Classic Rose (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #FBCCE7) (RGB: 251, 204, 231)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffccff;"> Bright Pale Rose (Crayola colored pencils "Pale Rose") (Hex: #FFCCFF) (RGB: 255, 204, 255)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffb3de;"> Light Hot Pink (Xona.com color list “Hot Pink Light”) (Hex: #FFB3DE) (RGB: 255, 179, 222)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fba0e3;"> Lavender Rose (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #FBA0E3) (RGB: 251, 160, 227)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f77fbe;"> Persian Pink (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #F77FBE) (RGB: 206, 70, 118)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff5ccd;"> Light Deep Pink (Xona.com color list “Deep Pink Light”) (Hex: #FF5CCD) (RGB: 255, 92, 205)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff66cc;"> Rose Pink (Hex: #FF66CC) (RGB: 255, 102, 204)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fc80A5;"> Tickle Me Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FC80A5) (RGB: 252, 128, 165)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f091A9;"> Mauvelous (Crayola) (Hex: #F091A9) (RGB: 240, 145, 169)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #ef9bb9;"> Light Cabaret (Xona.com color list “Cabaret Light”) (Hex: #EF9BB9) (RGB: 239, 155, 185)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #ea88a8;"> Carissma (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #EA88A8) (RGB: 234, 136, 168)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #e68fac;"> Charm Pink (Plochere) (Hex: #E68FAC) (RGB: 230, 143, 172)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #dc9db3;"> Light Cadillac (Xona.com color list “Cadillac Light”) (Hex: #DC9DB3) (RGB: 220, 157, 179)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e7bcb4;"> Dull Pallid Rose (Xona.com color list "Rose") (Hex: #E7BCB4) (RGB: 231, 188, 180)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e2caca;"> Light Rosy Brown (Xona.com color list “Rosy Brown Light”) (Hex: #E2CACA) (RGB: 226, 202, 202)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e1c7c3;"> Light Brandy Rose (Xona.com color list “Brandy Rose Light”) (Hex: #E1C7C3) (RGB: 225, 199, 195)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #cfbcbe;"> Light Bazaar (Xona.com color list “Bazaar Light”) (Hex: #CFBCBE) (RGB: 207, 188, 190)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #de98b2;"> Light Blush (Xona.com color list “Blush Light”) (Hex: #DE98B2) (RGB: 222, 152, 178)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #d591a4;"> Can Can (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #D591A4) (RGB: 213, 145, 164)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e38fb7;"> Rosebloom (Pantone TPX 15-2214) (Hex: #E38FB7) (RGB: 227, 143, 183)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #d58eb5;"> Light Rouge (Xona.com color list “Rouge Light”) (Hex: #D58EB5) (RGB: 213, 142, 181)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c077a6;"> Medium Raspberry (Xona.com color list Raspberry Light) (Hex: #C077A6) (RGB: 198, 119, 166)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #cc8899;"> Puce (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #CC8899) (RGB: 204, 136, 153)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #d47494;"> Charm (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #D47494) (RGB: 212, 116, 148)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #db7093;"> Pale Violet Red (web color) (Hex: #DB7093) (RGB: 219, 112, 147)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #de6fa1;"> Thulian Pink (Icelandic Pink) (First Lady) (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #DE6FA1) (RGB: 222, 111, 61)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #fb607f;"> Brink Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FB607F) (RGB: 251, 96, 127)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f05b78;"> Wild Watermelon (Crayola) (Hex: #F05B78) (RGB: 253, 91, 153)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #d94972;"> Cabaret (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #D94972) (RGB: 217, 73, 114)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #de5d83;"> Blush (Crayola)  (Hex: #DE5D83) (RGB: 222, 93, 131)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f64a8a;"> French Rose (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #F64A8A) (RGB: 246, 74, 138)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f7468a;"> Violet-Red (Crayola) (Hex: #F7468A) (RGB: 247, 70, 138)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff3399;"> Wild Strawberry (Crayola) - (Hex: #FF3399) (RGB: 255, 51, 153)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff69b4;"> Hot Pink (web color) (Hex: #FF69B4) (RGB: 255, 105, 180)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f653A6;"> Brilliant Rose (Crayola "Magenta"; Brilliant Rose 1949-1958) (Hex: #F653A6) (RGB: 246, 83, 166)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e25098;"> Raspberry Pink (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #E25098) (RGB:226, 80, 155)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff1493;"> Deep Pink (web color) (Hex: #FF1493) (RGB: 255, 20, 147)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff0080;"> Rose (Hex: #FF0080) (RGB: 255, 0, 128)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff0090;"> Process Magenta (Printer's Magenta) (Pigment Magenta) (CMYK) (Hex: #FF0090) (RGB: 255, 0, 144)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff33cc;"> Razzle Dazzle Rose (Crayola) (Hex: #FF33CC) (RGB: 255, 51, 204)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff00af;"> Magenta Rose (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #FF00AF) (RGB: 255, 0, 175)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fe28a2;"> Persian Rose (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #FE28A2) (RGB: 254, 40, 162)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f400a1;"> Hollywood Cerise (Fashion Fuchsia) (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Venus colored pencils) (Hex: #F400A1) (RGB: 244, 0, 161)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f00ba4;"> Foobar (Hex: #F00BA4) (RGB: 240, 11, 164)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e4007c;"> Mexican Rose (Mexican Pink) (Mexican Tourist Board) (Hex: #E4007C) (RGB: 228, 0, 124)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #d65282;"> Mystic Pearl (Crayola Pearl Brites) (Hex: #D65282) (RGB: 214, 82, 130)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #da1d81;"> Vivid Cerise (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #DA1D81) (RGB: 218, 29, 129)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ca2c92;"> Royal Fuchsia (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #CA2C92) (RGB: 202, 44, 146)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #d500b6;"> Light Flirt (Xona.com color list “Flirt Light”) (Hex: #D500B6) (RGB: 213, 0, 182)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #cc33cc;"> Steel Pink (Crayola Ultra colored pencils) (Hex: #CC33CC) (RGB: 204, 51, 204)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #bd33a4;"> Byzantine (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex:BD33A4) (RGB: 189, 51, 164)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c7458b;"> Raspberry Rose (Pantone TPX-19-2432) (Hex: #C7458B) (RGB: 199, 69, 139)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c24c92;"> Rose Violet (Pantone TPX 17-2624) (Hex: #C24C92) (RGB: 194, 76, 146)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #bb3385;"> Medium Red-Violet (Crayola Red Violet) (Hex: #BB3385) (RGB: 187, 151, 133)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c71585;"> Red-Violet (Pigment Purple) (web color Medium Violet Red) (Hex: #C71585) (RGB: 199, 21, 133)</li>

<li style = "background-color: #da3287;"> Deep Cerise (Crayola Cerise) (Hex: #DA3287) (RGB: 218, 50, 135)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #de3163;"> Cerise (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #DE3163) (RGB: 222, 49, 99)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e52b50;"> Amaranth (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #E52B50) (RGB: 229, 43, 80)  </li>
<li style = "background-color: #f03865;"> Rose Pearl (Crayola Pearl Brites) (Hex: #F03865) (RGB: 240, 56, 101)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff355e;"> Radical Red (Crayola) (Bright Amaranth Pink) (Hex: #FF355E) (RGB: 255, 53, 94)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff5470;"> Fiery Rose (Crayola Extreme Twistables) (Hex: #FF5470) (RGB: 255, 84, 112)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff004f;"> Folly (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #FF004F) (RGB: 255, 0, 79)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff033e;"> American Rose (American Beauty) (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #FF033E) (RGB: 255, 3, 62)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ff003f;"> Electric Crimson (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #FF003F) (RGB: 255, 0, 63)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e30b5c;"> Raspberry (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul)(Hex: #E30B5C) (RGB: 227, 11, 92)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e0115f;"> Ruby (www.99colors.net) (Maerz and Paul) (Hex: #E0115F) (RGB: 224, 17, 95)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #d71868;"> Dogwood Rose (Georgian Rose) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #D71868) (RGB: 215, 24, 104)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e3256b;"> Razzmatazz (Crayola) (Hex: #E3256B) (RGB: 227, 37, 107)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c21e56;"> Rose Red (Pantone TPX 18-1852) (Hex: #C21E56) (RGB: 194, 30, 86)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #be4f62;"> Popstar (Resene color list) (Hex: #BE4F62) (RGB: 190, 79, 98)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b44668;"> Deep Blush (Blush (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #B44668) (RGB: 180, 70, 104)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #9e5e6f;"> Rose Dust (Crayola Silver Swirls) (Hex: #9E5E6F) (RGB: 158, 94, 111)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #98777b;"> Bazaar (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #98777B) (RGB: 152, 119, 123)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #aa786d;"> Medium Girlsenberry (color used in fashion design) (Hex: #AA786D) (RGB: 170, 120, 109)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #aa98a9;"> Rose Quartz (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #AA98A9) (RGB: 170, 152, 169)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #bc8f8f;"> Rosy Brown (web color) (Hex: #BC8F8F) (RGB: 188, 143, 143)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #bb8983;"> Brandy Rose (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #BB8983) (RGB: 187, 137, 131)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c08081;"> Old Rose (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #C08081) (RGB: 192, 128, 129)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b57281;"> Turkish Rose (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #B57281) (RGB: 181, 114, 129)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b76e79;"> Rose Gold (Hex: #B76E79) (RGB: 183, 110, 121)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #d15c5c;"> Girlsenberry (web safe color used in web site design) (Hex: #CC5555) (RGB: 204, 85, 85)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #cd5c5c;"> Chestnut (web color Indian Red ) (Hex: #CD5C5C) (RGB: 205, 92, 92)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #c45655;"> Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown (Crayola) (Hex: #C45655) (RGB: 196, 86, 85)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b94e48;"> Deep Chestnut (Vermont Maple Syrup) (Crayola Chestnut) (Hex: #B94E48) (RGB: 185, 78, 72)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #ab4e52; color:#ffffff"> Rose Vale (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #AB4E52) (RGB: 171, 78, 82)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b04c6a; color:#ffffff"> Cadillac (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #B04C6A) (RGB: 176, 76, 106)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b12b7f; color:#ffffff"> Light Black Rose (Xona.com color list “Black Rose Light”) (Hex: #B12B7F) (RGB: 177, 43, 127)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #a2006d; color:#ffffff"> Flirt (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #A2006D) (RGB: 162, 0, 109)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #a23b6c; color:#ffffff"> Rouge (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #A23B6C) (RGB: 162, 59, 108)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b00049; color:#ffffff"> Light Rosewood (Xona.com color list “Rosewood Light”) (Hex: #B00049) (RGB: 176, 0, 73)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b3446c; color:#ffffff"> Raspberry Rose (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #B3446C) (RGB: 179, 68, 108)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #996666; color:#ffffff"> Copper Rose (Hex: #996666) (RGB: 149, 102, 102)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #986960; color:#ffffff"> Dark Chestnut (Hex: #986960) (RGB: 152, 105, 96)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #905d5d; color:#ffffff"> Rose Taupe (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #905D5D) (RGB: 144, 93, 93)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #915f6d; color:#ffffff"> Raspberry Glace (Plochere) (Hex: #915F6D) (RGB: 145, 95, 109)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #9a393d; color:#ffffff"> Light Bulgarian Rose (Xona.com color list “Bulgarian Rose Light”) (Hex: #9A393D) (RGB: 154, 57, 61)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #893f45; color:#ffffff"> Cordovan (Hex: #893F45) (RGB: 137, 63, 69)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #872657; color:#ffffff"> Dark Raspberry (Xona.com color list "Raspberry") (Hex: #872657) (RGB: 135, 38, 87)</li>
<li style="background-color: #755258; color: #ffffff"> Galaxy (Resene color list) (Hex: #755258) (RGB: 117, 77, 82) <li>
<li style = "background-color: #67032d; color:#ffffff"> Black Rose (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #67032D) (RGB: 103, 3, 45)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #65000b; color:#ffffff"> Rosewood (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #65000B) (RGB: 101, 0, 11)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #674846; color:#ffffff"> Rose Ebony (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #674846) (RGB: 103, 76, 71)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #480607; color:#ffffff"> Bulgarian Rose (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #480607) (RGB: 72, 6, 7)</li>
</ul>

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