Egyptian Red is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #67c0b5 |
| Complementary Color | #3f988c |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Egyptian Red Color. The Ripening Grape color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Catawba (#703642) for more calm effect. Try Splatter as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3f988c is the best complementary color to Egyptian Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #983f4a complementary color is Ocean Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tosca are #983f76 and #98603f. Thus found on the left and right of #983f4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rouge and Sepia Skin colors as they work well with Egyptian Red.
The split-complementary Egyptian Red palette consists of #3f7698 and #3f9860 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f988c). Try San Marino and Chateau Green colors in combination with #983f4a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #983f4a offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Egyptian Red. Thus Chambray and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Egyptian Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ocean Green, Sycamore, and Gigas split by 90° on the color wheel. #983f4a square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Egyptian Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3f988c) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Ocean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a983f and #8c3f98.
In a RGB color space, hex #983f4a is made of 53% red, 22% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Egyptian Red has a hue angle of 352.58°, a saturation of 41.4% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #983f4a is made of 0% cyan, 34.9% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #983f4a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,63,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 22%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 34.9, 30.59, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(352.58,41.4%,42.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.58,58.55%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.1131,38.3045,12.2896) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9624,10.7248,7.7074) |