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Rose (#FF007F)

Rose
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Hex triplet		#FF007F
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(255, 0, 127)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 100%, 100%)
Source		Color: HTML Color Chart @330 Name: BF2S Color Guide
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Rose is the color halfway between red and magenta on the HSV color wheel, on which it is at hue angle of 330 degrees. The complementary color of Rose is spring green.

Hue 330 degrees on the color wheel

The color FF007F is at a hue angle of 330 degrees, half way between red and magenta. Sometimes rose is quoted instead as the web-safe color FF00CC, which is closer to magenta than to red, corresponding to a hue angle near 320 degrees.

Time-varied representation of the HSV color wheel.

Rose

Rose
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Hex triplet		#FF007F
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(255, 0, 127)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 100%, 100%)
Source		Color: HTML Color Chart @330 Name: BF2S Color Guide
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

In the color box at right is displayed the color rose. The first recorded use of rose as a color name in English was in 1382 . ^[1]

Etymology of rose

The etymology of the name rose is of course the same as that of the name of the rose flower. The name originates from Latin rosa, borrowed through Oscan from colonial Greek in southern Italy: rhodon (Aeolic form: wrodon), from Aramaic wurrdā, from Assyrian wurtinnu, from Old Iranian *warda (cf. Avestan warda, Sogdian ward, Parthian wâr).

Misty Rose (web color)

mistyrose (web color)
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Hex triplet		#FFE4E1
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(255, 228, 225)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(337°, 37%, 94%)
Source		X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the web color mistyrose^[2].

Tea Rose

Tea Rose (rose)
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Hex triplet		#F4C2C2
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(244, 194, 194)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(337°, 47%, 93%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color tea rose. This is the tint of the color that is used in interior design. This color is popular in interior design for painting bedrooms, especially among women. There is a different color also called tea rose which is the color of an orange rose called a tea rose.^[3] This other color called "tea rose" is displayed in the article called variations of orange as tea rose (orange). The first recorded use of tea rose as a colour name in English was in 1884.^[4] The source of this color is the following website: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Tea Rose (color sample #28)

Lavender Rose

Lavender Rose
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Hex triplet		#FBA0E3
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(251, 160, 227)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(310°, 57%, 90%)
Source		Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color lavender rose. This is the color of a lavender rose. This color was sampled from the indicated web link showing pictures of lavender roses: [1]

Japanese Pink

Japanese Pink
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Hex triplet		#F8A1E6
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(248, 161, 230)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 77%, 78%)
Source		Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color Japanese pink is the color of a pink rugosa rose, also called a Japanese rose. This color is also called rugosa pink.

Persian Pink

Persian Pink
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Hex triplet		#F77FBE
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(247, 127, 190)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 72%, 77%)
Source		Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Since the color rose is so well loved in Persia (Iran), many shades of rose are named after Persia, such as the light shade of rose at right that is called Persian pink. This color is very popular in women's fashion. The first recorded use of Persian pink as a color name in English was in 1923 . ^[5] Color sample of Persian Pink--it is called here Persian Rose but the usual name for this color is Persian Pink as can be seen if you enter "Persian Pink" into Google Images. This color also matches the color sample of Persian pink in A Dictionary of Color, referenced below:

Rose Pink

Rose Pink
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Hex triplet		#FF66CC
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(255, 102, 204)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 77%, 84%)
Source		Hexcode Color Chart
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color rose pink. The first recorded use of rose pink as a color name in English was in 1761 . ^[6]

Brilliant Rose

Brilliant Rose
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Hex triplet		#FF55A3
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(255, 85, 163)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 75%, 84%)
Source		Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color brilliant rose. This Crayola color was formulated in 1949 and the name changed in 1958 to magenta. However, the original name is more accurate since this color is much closer to rose than magenta. See: "Lost Crayola Crayon Colors" website:

Light Thulian Pink

Light Thulian Pink
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Hex triplet		#E68FAC
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(230, 143, 172)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 72%, 94%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color light Thulian pink. This color is also called light Thulite pink. Another name for it is light Icelandic pink. Sample of Light Thulian Pink: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of (Light) Thulite Pink (color sample #247)

Thulian Pink

Thulian Pink
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Hex triplet		#DE6FA1
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(222, 111, 161)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 82%, 92%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color Thulian pink. This color is also called Thulite pink. The first recorded use of Thulite pink as a color name in English was in 1912 . ^[7] The term Thulian pink refers to the land of Thule, most often used as the Greek name for Iceland (The Latin name would be Thulia). A Thulite or Thulian would be an inhabitant of Thule, i.e. Iceland. Therefore another name for this color is Icelandic pink. Sample of Thulian Pink: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Thulite Pink (color sample #248)

Brink Pink

Brink Pink
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Hex triplet		#FB607F
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(251, 96, 127)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(333°, 88%, 80%)
Source		Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color brink pink. This color was formulated by Crayola in 1998 .

French Rose

French Rose
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Hex triplet		#F64A8A
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(246, 74, 138)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 92%, 82%)
Source		Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color French rose is also called France rose. The first recorded use of France Rose as a color name in English was in 1926 . ^[8] Color sample of French Rose--this color matches exactly the color sample shown as France rose in A Dictionary of Color, referenced below:

American Rose

American Rose
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Hex triplet		#FF033E
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(255, 3, 62)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(345°, 99%, 87%)
Source		Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color American rose. The color American rose is also called American beauty. This color is the color of an American beauty rose, the official flower of the District of Columbia, the Federal District where the capital of the United States of America, Washington, D.C. is located. The first recorded use of American beauty as a color name in English was in 1915 . ^[9] The source of this color is a picture of an American beauty rose on the official website of the District of Columbia: [2]

Persian Rose

Persian Rose
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Hex triplet		#FE28A2
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(254, 40, 162)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(318°, 96%, 88%)
Source		Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color Persian rose is displayed at right. The first recorded use of Persian rose as a color name in English was in 1922 . ^[10] The source of this color is the following website: Picture of a Persian rose (go down the page about one-third of the way to see the picture): This color matches the color Persian rose color sample in A Dictionary of Color--a highly saturated color close to edge of the color wheel (or close to the purple boundary of the CIE chromaticity diagram), about halfway between rose and magenta.

Dogwood Rose (Georgian Rose)

Dogwood Rose
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Hex triplet		#D71868
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(215, 24, 104)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 84%, 82%)
Source		Vexillological
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color dogwood rose. Dogwood rose was the official description of the color of the flag of the nation of Georgia from 1990 to 2004 (Sometimes it is called Dogwood red). This color is also called Georgian rose. [3] Dogwood rose in nature: [4] (Sometimes the color is rendered in some versions of the flag as a simple dark red rather than this sumptuous rose color; however in the Wikipedia article on Georgia, a boy is shown holding a rose-colored Georgian flag.)

Raspberry Rose

Raspberry Rose
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Hex triplet		#B3446C
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(179, 68, 108)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 74%, 78%)
Source		ISCC NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color raspberry rose. The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Raspberry Rose (color sample #255):.

Rose Quartz

Rose Quartz
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Hex triplet		#AA98A9
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(170, 152, 169)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 12%, 50%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

A grayish shade of rose is called rose quartz. The first recorded use of rose quartz as a color name in English was in 1926 . ^[11] Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Rose Quartz:

Old Rose

Old Rose
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Hex triplet		#C08081
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(192, 46, 76)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(340°, 37%, 59%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color old rose. The first recorded use of old rose as a color name in English was in 1892 . ^[12] Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Old Rose (Color Sample #6).

Rose Gold

Rose Gold
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Hex triplet		#B76E79
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(183, 110, 121)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(340°, 32%, 62%)
Source		Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color rose gold is displayed in the color box at right. This is a popular color for womens jewelry. The source of this color was a picture of rose gold embossing powder for sale on eBay.

Copper Rose

Copper Rose
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Hex triplet		#996666
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(153, 102, 102)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(344°, 35%, 57%)
Source		Hexcode Color Chart
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color copper rose. The first recorded use of copper rose as a color name in English was in 1928. ^[13]

Rose Vale

Rose Vale
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Hex triplet		#AB4E52
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(171, 78, 82)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(343°, 33%, 50%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color rose vale. The first recorded use of rose vale as a color name in English was in 1923. ^[14] Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Rose Quartz (color sample #15):

Rose Taupe

Main article: Taupe

Rose Taupe
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Hex triplet		#905D5D
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(144, 93, 93)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 42%, 46%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color displayed at right is rose taupe. The first recorded use of rose taupe as a color name in English was in 1924. ^[15] Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Rose Taupe (color sample #19):

Rosewood

The color rosewood is named after rosewood. The first recorded use of rosewood as a color name in English was in 1892 . ^[16] For a depiction of the wide variety of colors exhibited by actual rosewood, go to the 16 samples of actual rosewood samples shown on the following website: [5]

Rose Ebony

Rose Ebony
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Hex triplet		#674846
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(103, 76, 71)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(340°, 17%, 20%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color rose ebony. The first recorded use of rose ebony as a color name in English was in 1924. ^[17] Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Rose Ebony (color sample #47):

Rose in human culture

Architecture

The Rose Tower is a 333 metre (1,093 feet), 72 story skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE, on which construction was begun in 2004 and which was completed in 2006.

Food

Bastani, Persian rosewater ice cream, is typically served between wafers as an ice cream sandwich.

The color rose is popular among Persians because rose petals, vitamin C rich rose hips and sugar are mixed together in Iranian cuisine with various spices to make rose colored and flavored jams, sauces and syrups. Bastani, Persian rosewater ice cream, is typically served between wafers as an ice cream sandwich.

Geography

British historian John William Burgon famously described the Jordanian city of Petra as having this color, writing:

Match me such marvel save in Eastern clime,

A rose-red city - half as old as time!

In ancient Sanskrit, the land we now call India was referred to by the ancient Indians themselves as Jambudvipa, which means rose apple island.

Politics

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

Prophetic Teachings

The color rose may be used to represent the teachings of Nostradamus because he originally came to fame, as a result of successfully treating victims of the Black Plague, with a homeopathic formula that used Rose Hips and Rose Petals.

Psychology

To declare that a person is "seeing through rose-colored glasses" implies that they are an optimist, only seeing the good and neglecting to notice the bad. (The opposite type of person, a pessimist, is symbolized by the color gray).

Religion

In Roman Catholic liturgy, rose is a liturgical color, meaning that in certain feast days (specifically, Laetare Sunday and Gaudete Sunday) the priest may use rose vestments during liturgical functions. Other liturgical artifacts may be of the same color, such as the different veils used in the Church building or during Mass.

Vexillology

Dogwood Rose was the official descripton of the color of the flag of the nation of Georgia from 1992 to 2004 . (Sometimes the color is rendered in some versions of the flag as a simple dark red rather than this sumptuous rose color; however in the Wikipedia article on Georgia, a boy is shown holding a rose-colored Georgian flag.) [6]

References

^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203
^ CSS3 Color Module, retrieved 2007-02-15
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930--McGraw-Hill--Discussion of color Tea Rose, Page 183
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 183
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201; Color Sample of Persian Pink: Page 29 Plate 3 Color Sample H4
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; Color Sample of Thulite pink: Page 25 Plate 50 Color Sample I1
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195 Color Sample of France Rose: Page 25 Plate 1 Color Sample F4
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 189 Color Sample of American Beauty: Page 35 Plate 6 Color Sample F6
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201; Color Sample of Persian Rose: Page 123 Plate 50 Color Sample K7
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203 Color Sample: Page 129 Plate 53 Color Sample B3
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 200 Color Sample: Page 31 Plate 4 Color Sample I2
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 193 Color Sample of Copper Rose: Page 33 Plate 5 Color Sample J5
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Rose Vale Page 33 Plate 5 Color Sample K9
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Rose Taupe Page 55 Plate 16 Color Sample A4
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Rosewood Page 33 Plate 5 Color Sample J9
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Rose Ebony Page 39 Plate 8 Color Sample E6

External links

[7] ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps--See sample of the color [Dark] Persian Rose (color sample #254) displayed on indicated page.
[8] ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Tea Rose (color sample #28).

					Shades of red
Alizarin	Amaranth	Burgundy	Cardinal	Carmine	Cerise	Chestnut	Coral Red	Crimson	Dark Pink	Falu red

Fire engine red	Hollywood Cerise	Magenta (Process)	Maroon	Mauve taupe	Orange-Red	Persian red	Pink	Persimmon	Red	Red-violet

Rose	Ruby	Rust	Puce	Sangria	Scarlet	Terra cotta	Venetian red	Vermilion

					Shades of pink
Pink	Carnation pink	Fuchsia	Magenta	Salmon Pink	Deep Pink	Hollywood Cerise	Hot Pink	Medium Pink	Shocking Pink	Cherry Blossom Pink	Coral Pink

French Rose	Lavender Pink	Persian Rose	Carmine Pink	Cerise Pink	Fuchsia Pink	Japanese Pink	Persian Pink	Dark Pink	Hot Magenta	Lavender Rose	Rose

Thulian Pink	Amaranth	Light Thulian Pink	Puce	Rose Pink	Tea Rose	Amaranth Pink	Brink Pink	Cerise	Deep Carmine Pink	Mountbatten pink	Ultra Pink

				Shades of violet
Amethyst	Cerise	Eggplant	Fuchsia	Han Purple	Heliotrope	Indigo	Lavender (floral)	Lavender (web)	Lilac	Magenta

Mauve	Mountbatten pink	Orchid	Palatinate Purple	Persian indigo	Purple	Red-violet	Rose	Thistle	Violet	Wisteria