What exactly is the color scarlet?

Answer by  Diane53 (37)

Scarlet is a deep dark red. It may look like the color of human blood as it is drying, a cross between red and black.

Answer by  lule (166)

Scarlet is coming from Persian culture. It is a bright red color with a tendency to orange. Color of flame is scarlet, and sometimes color of blood is referred to be scarlet, but that is not true, since blood color is much darker.