The R fluorescence lines of rubies that contain 0.022, 0.068, 0.211, 0.279, 0.556, 1.221, and 1.676 wt% of Cr 2 O 3 were measured at temperatures of 100-600 K and at atmospheric pressure. The R 1 line wavenumbers of all of the ruby samples shifted linearly as the temperature increased from 298 to 600 K at atmospheric pressure, and the temperature dependence increased from -0.157 ± 0.001 cm -1 /K to -0.149 ± 0.001 cm -1 /K as the Cr 2 O 3 content in the rubies increased from 0.022 to 1.676 wt%, which suggests a significant dependence on Cr 3+ concentration. At room temperature and atmospheric pressure, the full-width at half maximum (FWHM) of the peak height of the R lines also appears to be linearly related to the Cr 3+ concentration. The relative intensity ratios of the R 2 to R 1 lines (I 2 /I 1 ) of ruby samples with different Cr 3+ concentrations show several non-linear variations with temperature from 100 to 600 K, and the maximum values, (I 2 /I 1 ) max , occur near room temperature. The effect of Cr 3+ doping on the temperature dependence of the R line wavenumbers should be considered when rubies are used to calibrate the pressure or temperature in high-pressure and high-temperature experiments.