Firebrick

#af3213

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

Firebrick is a deep red that reads rich. 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 #af3213, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#af3213
RGB175, 50, 19
HSL12, 80%, 38%
HSV12, 89%, 69%
CMYK0%, 71%, 89%, 31%
Lab40.32, 49.29, 45.9
XYZ18.94, 11.44, 1.83
Decimal11481619
Web safe#993300
Pantone1675 C
Pantone1675 CHex#af3213Rgb175 50 19Cmyk0 71 89 31Lab40 49 46Darker#371006Deep#6f200cLighter#dd4f2c

Shades of firebrick

Tints of firebrick

Colors that go with firebrick

Firebrick in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 71, 89, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #af3213 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 71 89 31
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 69 86 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 #af3213 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #af3213; }
.text { color: #af3213; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af3213; }

How firebrick looks on light and dark

Firebrick and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #af3213 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.39:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.29:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #af3213 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 #af3213 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #af3213 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #af3213 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.