It has been a tale of a friendship forged under the most unlikely of circumstances. African-American Jesse Owens and Aryan poster boy Luz Long went face to face when Nazi Germany hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin -- and allegedly became fast friends.
The bright red color of love known as crimson comes from an insect. Answer: The color crimson is a bright red with a tinge of blue. It's often considered the color of fresh blood (blood red). Dark crimson is close to maroon. Some shades of crimson and colors in the crimson range: 1  Crimson (Web color) | Hex #DC143C | RGB 220,20,60 | CMYK 0,200,160,34. 2  Alizarin crimson | Hex #E32636 | RGB 227,38,54.
A very dark red, if pure or crimson, is called maroon; if brownish, chestnut or chocolate. A Color Notation A measured color system, based on the three qualities Hue, Value and Chroma It's fresh and these are my two favorite colors, she says, referring to her maroon vest and mustard shirt.