blood red
Intensely vivid crimson
Blood red describes the deep, dark red color of blood—a saturated crimson that suggests intensity or violence.
The compound works as both adjective and noun: a blood red sunset, the blood red of the wine.
The hyphenated form blood-red typically appears before nouns: blood-red lips.
- maroonDark brownish-red hue
- scarletBright orangish-red color
- bloodstainDried blood residue
- rubyPrecious red gemstone
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
carmine · garnet · vermilion · cut · claret · arterial · cinnabar · carnage · gore · cherry · sanguinary · wound · burgundy · hemoglobin · wine · deep · visceral · rage
color intensity/saturation
blood redpale pink
Muted rosy color
pastel pink · blush · dusty rose · shell pink · baby pink
chromatic vs. achromatic
blood redwhite
Absence of pigment
pure white · bone white · colorless · transparent · clear
red, blood, bleed, bloody, bleeding, bloodline, blooded, bled, bloodthirsty