Turkey red | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #A91101 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (169, 17, 1) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (6°, 99%, 66%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (36, 114, 13°) |
Source | [Unsourced] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong reddish brown |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Turkey red is a dyeing method that was widely used to give cotton a distinctive bright red colour in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was made using the root of the rubia (madder) plant, through a long and laborious process which originated in the historical Levant region, namely being developed in India and China. Turkey red was brought to Europe in the 1740s and in France was known as rouge d'Andrinople.