Shades of Red & Names with HEX, RGB Color Codes

Here you will find a list of the 50 most common and popular tints and shades of red, including names, HEX and RGB color codes. This is a color resource that may help you find that tint or dark shade. Perhaps to be used individually, or perhaps to combine with other colors to achieve a desired effect or look for your website, logo or interior design project.

Red is the primary color that those who suffer with color blindness can struggle to see. Red signifies many things in the natural world, ranging from health to danger. While red can be striking and attention-grabbing. It can also be difficult to see in light when compared to other colors. This is because it’s at the edge of visible light.

The most popular and well-known variations include dark shades of red, like burgundy and maroon, and attractive and striking red shades, like scarlet and ferrari.

On the RGB model this is the strongest red, comprising of no other color, 255 Red, 0 Green, 0 Blue.

50 Shades of Red – Names & Color Codes

Desire red is a medium brightness variation which looks very much like a dark pink.

Scarlet is a bright variation of red, with a slight orange tint to it. It sits between red and orange on the color wheel. However, it’s more red than orange. Scarlet holds importance in Christianity, being symbolic of sacrifice, and the blood of Christ. It is the color worn by senior clergy members of the Roman Catholic Church. It was also a significant color during the days of the Roman Empire; Emperors often wore scarlet.

Candy Apple is a very strong and one of the brightest reds. It represents the red shade of candy-coated apples.

Ferrari red has an orange tint to it, making it one of the brighter and more energetic variations. Ferrari red, also known as racing red, was the color that all Italian race cars were colored. However, Ferrari was the most successful. Each country had its own color associated to its race cars.

Imperial is a strong red color, with a slight pinkish tinge to it. The Imperial red name was first assigned to the color and used in English in the early 20^th century, 1914, according to records. It’s the color that represents the Imperial Standard of Napoleon I.

Ruby red represents the color of the gemstone; it has a pinkish-purplish undertone to it.

Raspberry red has a purplish-pinkish tone to it which resembles the color of the fruit.

Chilli red is, of course, named after chilli peppers. It’s a strong medium shade of red.

Crimson is generally a darker, or deep shade of red. However, some versions have a blue undertone to it. It’s commonly used in the world of interior design, fashion, and also in businesses and branding. It gets its name from the crimson dye which was created from the kermes insect. This was the way of producing crimson in more primitive times. Today, it can be created by mixing different pigments and synthetic dyes.

Burgundy is a darker shade of red with a slight purple undertone to it.

Maroon is one of the most popular shades of red, with a somewhat brownish appearance. See the maroon and burgundy color meanings page for more information on these shades.

Fire Brick is a darker, and somewhat weaker red shade or variation, resembling the color of bricks.

Wine is a darker elegant shade, resembling a red brownish color.

Merlot red is a dark shade of red, with a strong purple tone to it.

Mahogany is considered a red shade, but it has a strong influence of brown. It represents a common shade of mahogany wood.

Berry is a strong and dark red shade, resembling the red berry.

Blood red of course is meant to represent the dark red color that is blood.

Jam is a dark shade of red, with a very slight pinkish influence to it.

Lipstick is a deep and darker variation, it’s a common color of lipstick.

Garnet is one of the darkest and deepest shades of red. It is named after, and resembles the color of the gemstone.

Current is a darker red shade variation with a very slight pinkish influence showing through.

Vermilion, made from the mineral cinnabar is bright red with a slight orange tinge. It was often used in pieces of art-work in ancient Rome and China.

This shade closely matches the bright red color commonly used with Fire Engines.

Sanguine is well known in the art world. It was used by many great artists, including Leonardo Da Vinci. It’s also known to be the color of dried blood.

Flame represents one of the many orange and red colors created and emitted by fire.

Turkey red is a dark shade of red with a brownish appearance. Created by the root of the rubia plant, first known records show it came from Turkey. it was often used in the 18^th and perhaps 19^th century as a cotton dye.

This is a very bright red, with a somewhat orange undertone, representing the color of the common poppy. Coquelicot is the French name given to the poppy.

Indian is a pale, perhaps dull version of red. The pigment is made from a particular type of oxide, created in India.

Representing the color of the tomato. It’s a light tint of red with a slight orange tinge.

This represents the bright red color of lava as it cools in temperature.

Red-Orange is a tertiary color on the RYB color wheel. It’s achieved by mixing red and orange in equal amounts.

Red-Purple is the other tertiary color that sits next to red on the color wheel.

Ajax is the kit color of the Ajax team, which is a football/soccer club in Amsterdam.

49ers red is the team color of the San Francisco American Football team.

Angels red is one of the colors of the Los Angeles baseball team.

Alabama Crimson is the red shade of Alabama University, and the Alabama Crimson Tide American football team.

Alizarin Crimson is the color of the alizarin die pigment. It’s extracted from the rubia plant. It’s a shade of red that has a slight purplish tinge.

This represents the kit color of Arsenal, which is a London football/soccer team.

This is the shade of red that the English football/soccer team use for their team kit or uniform.

American rose is considered a red-pink. However, it definitely appears more red.

Barn is a dark red shade with a brownish appearance to it.

Auburn is the dark red brownish shade that represents the hair color.

This is the shade of red that the image sharing social media platform Pinterest uses for its logo and design.

Cinnabar is the color of the cinnabar mineral. The mineral was once used for various forms of jewelry. However, its usage was stopped after the discovery that the mineral was toxic.