This box shows the color crimson.
 

Crimson is reddish magenta color between red and rose on the color wheel. You can make it by combining a strong, bright deep red with a little blue. It is originally the color of the dye produced from the dried bodies of a scale insect, Kermes vermilio.

The word crimson has been in written use in the English since 1400.[1]

Meaning of crimson

Tones of crimson color comparison chart

Pink (web color) (Tamarisk) (Hex: #FFCBDB) (RGB: 255, 192, 203)
Cotton Candy (Crayola) (Hex: #FFB7D5) (RGB: 255, 183, 213)
Carnation Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FFA6C9) (RGB: 246, 166, 201)
Baker-Miller Pink (Schauss color research) (Hex: #FF91AF) (RGB: 255, 145, 175)
Amaranth Pink (Hex: #F19CBB) (RGB: 241, 156, 187)
Charm Pink (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #E68FAC) (RGB: 230, 143, 172)
Thulian Pink (Icelandic Pink) (China Pink) (First Lady) (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #DE6FA1) (RGB: 222, 111, 61)
Raspberry Pink (Hex: #E25098) (RGB: 226, 80, 155)
Cerise Pink (Hex: #EC3B83) (RGB: 236, 59, 131)
Fandango Pink (Pantone TPX 17-2033) (Hex: #DE5285) (RGB: 222, 82, 133)
Cerise (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #DE3163) (RGB: 222, 49, 99)
Debian Red (Debian OS) (Hex: #D70A52) (RGB: 215, 10, 83)
Ruby (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #E0115F) (RGB: 224, 17, 95)
Raspberry (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #E30B5C) (RGB: 227, 11, 92)
Razzmatazz (Crayola) (Hex: #E3256B) (RGB: 227, 37, 107)
Amaranth (Hex: #E52B50) (RGB: 229, 43, 80)
Radical Red (Crayola) (Bright Amaranth Pink) (Hex: #FF355E) (RGB: 255, 53, 94)
Rose Neyron (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #FF0057) (RGB: 255, 0, 87)
Awesome (Hex: #FF2052) (RGB: 255, 32, 82)
Folly (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #FF004F) (RGB: 255, 0, 79)
Cherry Red (Hex: #FF0047) (RGB: 255, 0, 71)
Electric Crimson (Crimson (Maerz & Paul)) (Hex: #FF003F) (RGB: 255, 0, 63)
American Rose (American Beauty) (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #FF033E) (RGB: 255, 3, 62)
Carmine Red (Hex: #FF0038) (RGB: 255, 0, 56)
Deep Red (Red (Crayola)) (Hex: #EE204D) (RGB: 238, 32, 77)
Spanish Crimson (Carmesi (Gallego & Sanz)) (Hex: #E51A4C) (RGB: 229, 26, 76))[2]
Alizarin Crimson (Rose Madder) (Hex: #E32636) (RGB: 227, 38, 54)
Quinacridone Crimson (Liquitex Paint Markers #0110) (Hex: #E2003E) (RGB: 226, 0, 62)
CRIMSON (web color) (Hex: #DC143C) (RGB: 220, 20, 60)
Rich Carmine (Chinese Carmine) (Carmine (Maerz & Paul)) (Hex: #D70040) (RGB: 215, 0, 64)
Utah Crimson (University of Utah) (Hex: #D3003F) (RGB: 211, 0, 63)
Fire Engine Red (Hex: #CE2029) (RGB: 206, 22, 41)
Harvard Crimson (Harvard University) (Hex: #C90016) (RGB: 201, 0, 22)
Light Red Devil (Red Devil Light (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #C51C56) (RGB: 197, 28, 86)
Cardinal (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #C41E3A) (RGB: 196, 30, 58)
Japanese Crimson (Pure Crimson (Japanese Traditional Colors)) (Hex: #C3272B) (RGB: 195, 39, 43)
Kermes (Tinte de Quernes (Gallego & Sanz)) (Hex: #C3103A) (RGB: 195, 16, 58))[2]
Crimson Glory (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #BE0032) (RGB: 190, 0, 50)
Crimson Red (Prismacolor PC924) (Hex: #AD1022) (RGB: 173, 16, 34)
Deep Crimson (Crimson (Pantone TPX 19-1762)) (Hex: #AD1C42) (RGB: 173, 28, 66)
Alabama Crimson (University of Alabama) (Hex: #A32638) (RGB: 163, 38, 65)
OU Crimson (University of Oklahoma) (Hex: #990000) (RGB: 153, 0, 0)
Red Devil (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #860111) (RGB: 134, 1, 17)
Crimson Lake (Prismacolor PC925) (Hex: #670F25) (RGB: 103, 15, 37)

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References

  1. The first written use of crimson as a color name in English was in 1400 according to the following book: Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930--McGraw Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Crimson: Page 31 Plate 4 Color Sample K6
  2. 2.0 2.1 Gallego, Rosa; Sanz, Juan Carlos (2005). Guía de coloraciones (Gallego, Rosa; Sanz, Juan Carlos (2005). Guide to Colorations) Madrid: H. Blume. ISBN 84-89840-31-8