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Persian red
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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.
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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) |
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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.