Egyptian Red Color – #983f4a: Codes and Complete Breakdown

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.

Egyptian Red color

Egyptian Red Color Shades

Complementary colors

  1. #983F49

  2. #3F988E

Triadic colors

  1. #983F49

  2. #49983F

  3. #3F4998

Tints or lighter colors

  1. #B8535E

  2. #C77780

  3. #D59BA2

  4. #E4BFC3

  5. #F3E3E5

Darker colors

  1. #743038

  2. #502127

  3. #2C1215

  4. #080304

Analogous colors

  1. #8E3F98

  2. #983F76

  3. #983F49

  4. #98613F

  5. #988E3F

Monochromatic colors

  1. #6C1E27

  2. #902E39

  3. #B0414E

  4. #BF656F

  5. #CA8D94

#983f4a

Egyptian Red Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Egyptian Red:

Data TypeValues/Details
Hex#983f4a
RGBrgb(152,63,74)
HSLhsl(353,41.4%,42.2%)
CMYK0, 59, 51, 40
HSV353, 59, 60
RGB %60, 25, 29
XYZ16, 10.7, 7.7
LAB39.1, 38.3, 12.3
Color CategoryDark
Color FamilyRed
Saturation59%
TemperatureWarm
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)6.68 (passes WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)3.14 (fails WCAG AA)

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  3. #e5f1ec

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  4. #1034a6

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  6. #70775c

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  8. #beac90

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