Firebrick

#af211a

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 3 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 #af211a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#af211a

RGB175, 33, 26

HSL3, 74%, 39%

HSV3, 85%, 69%

CMYK0%, 81%, 85%, 31%

Lab38.33, 55.1, 40.99

XYZ18.41, 10.28, 1.99

Decimal11477274

Web safe#993333

Pantone1805 C

Shades of firebrick

#a01e18 #911b16 #821913 #741611 #65130f #56100d #470d0b #380b08 #290806 #1b0504

Tints of firebrick

#c8261e #df2d25 #e2463e #e65e57 #ea7671 #ee8f8a #f1a7a3 #f5bfbd #f9d8d6 #fdf0ef

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#1aa8af Analogous#af1a5d Analogous#af6c1a Triadic#1aaf21 Triadic#211aaf Split complementary#1aaf6b Split complementary#1a5eaf

Firebrick in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 81, 85, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #af211a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 81 85 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 82 37

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 #af211a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #af211a; }
.text { color: #af211a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af211a; }

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 #af211a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #af211a 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 #af211a 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 #af211a 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

Here is how the numbers for #af211a are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.