Egyptian Red Color – #983f4a: Codes and Complete Breakdown
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Ancient Egyptian painters got their reds from red ochre, iron oxide earth dug from the desert. Egyptian Red color #983f4a is cooler and more rose-tinted than that ochre, a muted raspberry brown, so the name is more mood than archaeology.

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Egyptian Red Color Codes and Information
Complete breakdown of the color Egyptian Red:
| Data Type | Values/Details |
|---|---|
| Hex | #983f4a |
| RGB | rgb(152,63,74) |
| HSL | hsl(353,41.4%,42.2%) |
| CMYK | 0, 59, 51, 40 |
| HSV | 353, 59, 60 |
| RGB % | 60, 25, 29 |
| XYZ | 16, 10.7, 7.7 |
| LAB | 39.1, 38.3, 12.3 |
| Color Category | Dark |
| Color Family | Red |
| Saturation | 59% |
| Temperature | Warm |
| Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff) | 6.68 (passes WCAG AA) |
| Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000) | 3.14 (fails WCAG AA) |
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