在美国,哈佛大学和阿拉巴马大学的校队以绯红色著名,哈佛的校报叫做The Harvard Crimson,阿拉巴马大学的校报叫做the Crimson White(Red 177, Blue 0 Green 33。其他还有很多大学也喜欢用绯红作为学校的主色调。
英语百科
Crimson 绯红色
Crimson is a strong, red color, inclining to purple. It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, Kermes vermilio, but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose.