Firebrick

#ae0e03

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

This is Firebrick, a vivid red sitting at 4 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Firebrick color values

Every conversion for #ae0e03, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae0e03

RGB174, 14, 3

HSL4, 97%, 35%

HSV4, 98%, 68%

CMYK0%, 92%, 98%, 32%

Lab36.59, 58.46, 49.42

XYZ17.63, 9.32, 0.96

Decimal11406851

Web safe#990000

Pantone484 C

Shades of firebrick

#a00d03 #910c03 #830b02 #740902 #660802 #580702 #490601 #3b0501 #2c0401 #1e0201

Tints of firebrick

#cd1004 #ec1304 #fb2315 #fb4034 #fc5d53 #fd7a72 #fd9791 #feb5af #fed2ce #ffefed

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#03a3ae Analogous#ae034d Analogous#ae6303 Triadic#03ae0e Triadic#0e03ae Split complementary#03ae64 Split complementary#034dae

Firebrick in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 92, 98, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae0e03 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 92 98 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 89 94 38

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #ae0e03 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae0e03; }
.text { color: #ae0e03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae0e03; }

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 #ae0e03 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae0e03 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 #ae0e03 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 #ae0e03 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

Every value on this page for #ae0e03 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.