Scarlet (color)
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| Hex triplet | #FF2400 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (255, 36, 0) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | ((6) 8°, (240) 100%, (120) 100%) |
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Scarlet (from the Persian saqirlat or Latin astacus, crayfish) is a red color with a hue that is somewhat toward the orange. It is a pure chroma on the color wheel. It is redder than vermilion. Traditionally, scarlet is the color of flame. It may also refer to the color of the blood of a living person.
The emission spectra for compounds of strontium are considered to be in the scarlet red area of the visible light spectrum. The emission lines occur at 640.8 nm, 650.4 nm, 687.8 nm and 707.0 nm.
In the past, scarlet used to be also be called orange-red.
[edit] Scarlet in Human Culture
Academic Regalia
- Scarlet is the color worn in traditional academic regalia for those awarded doctorates.
Astronomy
- Stars on the main sequence intermediate between spectral classes M and K would be perceived as colored scarlet by human eyes.
Board Games
- Miss Scarlet is a character in the board game Cluedo (US: Clue) originally by Waddington Games.
Computer Games
- The Scarlet Crusade is a fictional group of religious zealots from the Warcraft universe.
Literature
- The novel The Scarlet Letter by 19th century American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts the life of fictional character Hester Prynne, who wears a prominent scarlet letter "A" in front of her to symbolize the sin of adultery.
- A Study in Scarlet is the first Sherlock Holmes novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1888.
- Scarlett O'Hara is the chief protagonist of Margaret Mitchell's epic American Civil War novel Gone with the Wind.
Military
- The majority of British Army soldiers wore scarlet tunics as part of their full dress uniform until 1914 (hence the term "Redcoats"). Some regiments and corps in both Britain and the Commonwealth armies still wear them in full ceremonial dress and/or mess dress.
- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) wear a scarlet jacket as part of their full ceremonial dress uniform.
- Scarlet is the color of the beret given to United States Air Force Combat Controllers, after completion of Combat Control School at Pope Air Force Base.
- Scarlet is the branch color of the United States Army Field Artillery Corps.
Music
Religion
- In the Roman Catholic Church, scarlet robes - symbolizing the color of arterial blood - are worn by Cardinals as a symbol of their willingness to defend their faith "unto the shedding of (their own) blood."
- Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops wear robes and skullcaps trimmed in amaranth, or wholly amaranth.
School Colors
- The official colors of Rutgers University are Scarlet and Black.
- The official colors of Boston University are Scarlet and White.
- The official colors of Christian Brothers University are Scarlet and Grey.
- The official colors of The Ohio State University are Scarlet and Grey.
- The official colors of San Diego State University are Scarlet and Black.
Sports
- The main team color of Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals.
- The Ferrari F1 racing team color is scarlet.
- The nickname of the Rutgers University athletic teams is the Scarlet Knights.
Television
- Captain Scarlet is the main character in the Gerry Anderson children's television production of the same name.
Video Games
- Scarlet is the name of one of the Shinra executives from Final Fantasy 7.
- The Scarlet Crusade is the name of a human group in Warcraft lore, which does battle against the Scourge.
