Scarlet (color) - Definition and Overview

Scarlet is a color with a hue between red and orange. It is redder than vermilion. Traditionally, scarlet is the color of flame. It may also refer to the color of blood. 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.

Popular culture and other uses

• Miss Scarlet is a character in the board game Cluedo originally by Waddington Games.
• Captain Scarlet is the main character in the Gerry Anderson children's television production of the same name.
• The Ferrari F1 racing team color is scarlet.
• The Scarlet Letter is a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850.
• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, (RCMP) wear a scarlet jacket as part of their full ceremonial dress uniform.

Color coordinates

Hex triplet = #FF2400
RGB    (r, g, b)    =  (255, 36, 0)
CMYK   (c, m, y, k) =  (0, 219, 255, 0)