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Persian red
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| Persian red | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #CC3333 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (204, 51, 51) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (0°, 75%, 80%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (46, 119, 12°) |
| Source | ColorHexa[1] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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.[2]
Other colors associated with Persia include Persian pink, Persian rose, Persian orange, Persian blue and Persian green.
In human culture
[edit]- Henry Hobson Richardson insisted upon a ground of Persian red for the murals John LaFarge executed lining the interior of Trinity Church, Boston.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Persian red / #cc3333 hex color". ColorHexa. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201
- ^ Raguin, Virginia C. Decorator: John LaFarge in The makers of Trinity Church in the city of Boston, ed. James F. O'Gorman, D. Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2004. p 120