Firebrick

#9d331b

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for firebrick, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Firebrick, a strong red sitting at 11 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Firebrick color values

Every conversion for #9d331b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9d331b

RGB157, 51, 27

HSL11, 71%, 36%

HSV11, 83%, 62%

CMYK0%, 68%, 83%, 38%

Lab37.14, 42.85, 38.1

XYZ15.29, 9.61, 2.09

Decimal10302235

Web safe#993333

Pantone484 C

Shades of firebrick

#902f19 #832a16 #762614 #692212 #5c1e10 #4e190d #41150b #341109 #270d07 #1a0804

Tints of firebrick

#b73c20 #d24424 #dd5638 #e16c52 #e6836c #ea9987 #efafa1 #f3c6bb #f8dcd5 #fcf2f0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#1b859d Analogous#9d1b44 Analogous#9d741b Triadic#1b9d33 Triadic#331b9d Split complementary#1b9d74 Split complementary#1b449d

Firebrick in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 68, 83, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9d331b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 68 83 38

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 67 80 44

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Firebrick in css

Copy #9d331b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9d331b; }
.text { color: #9d331b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d331b; }

How firebrick looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Firebrick and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9d331b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9d331b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Firebrick on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9d331b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around firebrick? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn firebrick into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9d331b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from firebrick, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #9d331b come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.