Firebrick

#af4e3f

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

Firebrick is a mid red that reads grounded. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Firebrick color values

Every conversion for #af4e3f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#af4e3f

RGB175, 78, 63

HSL8, 47%, 47%

HSV8, 64%, 69%

CMYK0%, 55%, 64%, 31%

Lab45.53, 38.51, 28.08

XYZ21.3, 14.92, 6.46

Decimal11488831

Web safe#996633

Pantone180 C

Shades of firebrick

#a0473a #914034 #813a2f #723329 #632c24 #54251e #441e19 #351813 #26110e #170a08

Tints of firebrick

#be594a #c46a5c #cb7b6f #d28c82 #d99e94 #dfafa7 #e6c0ba #edd1cd #f4e2df #faf3f2

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#3fa0af Analogous#af3f68 Analogous#af863f Triadic#3faf4e Triadic#4e3faf Split complementary#3faf86 Split complementary#3f68af

Firebrick in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 55, 64, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #af4e3f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 55 64 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 55 63 37

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 #af4e3f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #af4e3f; }
.text { color: #af4e3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af4e3f; }

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 #af4e3f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #af4e3f 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 #af4e3f 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 #af4e3f 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 #af4e3f 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.