Amaranth (color)

Amaranth is a rose-red color that is the color of the flower of the amaranth plant.
The first written use of "amaranth" as a color name in English was in 1690.
Where the name comes from.
The name "amaranth" comes from the Greek "a" (not) + "marainean" (to waste away). A flower that never died that was believed to grow on Mount Olympus.
Tones of amaranth color comparison chart.
Amaranth flowers come in many different colors: