Egypt flag colors
Red, white and black in equal bands, the pan-Arab colours that Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Sudan also use. What separates Egypt from the rest is the Eagle of Saladin in the centre, which is the only gold on the flag and covers barely one percent of it.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | primary | #C8102E | 200, 16, 46 | 350, 85%, 42% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Black | secondary | #000000 | 0, 0, 0 | 0, 0%, 0% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Gold | accent | #FFCD00 | 255, 205, 0 | 48, 100%, 50% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Red passes AA for body text on white, at 5.9 to 1.
Of 26 ordered pairs in this palette, 16 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 22 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Red | White | Black | Gold | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 5.9Red on White, passes AA for body text | 3.6Red on Black, fails AA for body text | 3.9Red on Gold, fails AA for body text | 5.9Red on White, passes AA for body text | 3.6Red on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 5.9White on Red, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | 1.5White on Gold, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 3.6Black on Red, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 14.0Black on Gold, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | ||
| Gold | 3.9Gold on Red, fails AA for body text | 1.5Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 14.0Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | 1.5Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 14.0Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 5.9White on Red, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | 1.5White on Gold, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 3.6Black on Red, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 14.0Black on Gold, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Egypt.svg
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