Everything about the color Rose
The meaning of the color Rose and color combinations to inspire your next design.
What color is rose?
The color rose sits between red and magenta and is one of the main colors associated with love and romance. The rose hex code is #FF007F.
The history of rose
The origins of the color rose, better known in Latin as ‘rosa’, come directly from the flower of the same name. There are however a number of rose flowers. In this instance, rose-colored hues include everything from classic red rose to elegant pink rose, intense dark pink rose, understated peach rose, and salmon rose.
While a universal symbol and color for love, rose has often appeared throughout history and culture as a personal, political and religious color.
In Ancient Greece, roses and their color were associated with the goddess Aphrodite, while the ancient Greeks and Romans also wore garlands of roses to signify celebrations and gatherings.
Roses were also closely linked to the Virgin Mary, which led to the creation of the rosary, as well as numerous devotional prayers within the Christian faith.
A Dictionary of Color by Paul and Maerz suggests the first use of rose as a color name occurred in 1382.
The meaning of rose
Traditionally, the color rose has always had a strong female association due to its warmth, softness and connection with love and emotion. ‘Rose’ which means pink or red in a number of languages, has also been linked to beauty and positivity.
To live a life in pink, or as the French say, ‘la vie en rose’ is to see the world through rose-colored glasses – a truly beautiful and optimistic way to view all of life’s situations and surroundings.
How to use rose
When used in art and design, the color rose typically depicts a sense of liveliness, beauty and warmth.
Pink rose signifies elegance, femininity and refinement, whereas hot pink rose can represent appreciation and recognition. Pale pink conveys joy and gentleness while red rose stands for true love, passion and desire.
What colors go with rose?
There are a number of complementary colors to rose, one of which is spring green, as seen in nature.
Most rose hues have soft enough pigments that they match well with a number of colors, however try to avoid combining rose with saturated gold, vermillion, orange, scarlet, red or yellow tones. Together these colors can appear overwhelming.
Similar colors to rose
Looking for a distinctive yet slightly different hue of rose? The following colors may work best:
- Fuchsia
- Rose red
- Rose quartz
- Tea rose
- Misty rose
- Brilliant rose
- French rose
- Persian rose
- Raspberry rose
- Old rose
- Persian pink
- Rosy brown
Information about Rose / #ff007f
In a RGB color space (made from three colored lights for red, green, and blue), hex #ff007f is made of 100% red, 0% green and 49.8% blue. In a CMYK color space (also known as process color, or four color, and used in color printing), hex #ff007f is made of 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black. Rose has a hue angle of 330.1 degrees, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%.
Color conversion
The hexadecimal color #ff007f has RGB values of R: 100, G: 0, B: 49.8 and CMYK values of C: 0, M: 1, Y: 0.5, K:0.
| Value | CSS | |
|---|---|---|
| Hex | ff007f | #ff007f |
| RGB Decimal | 255, 0, 127 | rgb(255,0,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 100, 0, 49.8 | rgb(100%, 0%, 49.8%) |
| CMYK | 0, 100, 50, 0 | |
| HSL | 330.1°, 100, 50 | hsl(330.1°, 100%, 50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | 330.1°, 100, 100 | |
| Web Safe | ff0066 | #ff0066 |
| CIE-LAB | 54.865, 84.463, 4.641 | |
| XYZ | 45.075, 22.799, 22.102 | |
| xyY | 0.501, 0.253, 22.799 | |
| CIE-LCH | 54.865, 84.59, 3.145 | |
| CIE-LUV | 54.865, 142.543, -11.227 | |
| Hunter-Lab | 47.748, 88.888, 3.511 | |
| Binary | 11111111, 00000000, 01111111 |
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