Firebrick

#ae1111

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 0 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 #ae1111, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae1111

RGB174, 17, 17

HSL0, 82%, 37%

HSV0, 90%, 68%

CMYK0%, 90%, 90%, 32%

Lab36.82, 58.17, 44.03

XYZ17.76, 9.44, 1.42

Decimal11407633

Web safe#990000

Pantone1805 C

Shades of firebrick

#9f1010 #910e0e #820d0d #740b0b #650a0a #560808 #480707 #390606 #2a0404 #1c0303

Tints of firebrick

#c91414 #e51616 #eb2f2f #ed4a4a #f06666 #f38181 #f59c9c #f8b8b8 #fbd3d3 #fdefef

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#11aeae Analogous#ae1160 Analogous#ae6011 Triadic#11ae11 Triadic#1111ae Split complementary#11ae60 Split complementary#115fae

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, 90, 90, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae1111 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 90 90 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 87 87 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Firebrick in css

Copy #ae1111 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae1111; }
.text { color: #ae1111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae1111; }

How firebrick looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Firebrick and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ae1111 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae1111 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Firebrick on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ae1111 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn firebrick into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ae1111 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 #ae1111 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.