Firebrick

#c13c36

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. 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 #c13c36, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c13c36
RGB193, 60, 54
HSL3, 56%, 48%
HSV3, 72%, 76%
CMYK0%, 69%, 72%, 24%
Lab45.41, 52.54, 33.9
XYZ24.27, 14.84, 5.07
Decimal12663862
Web safe#cc3333
Pantone1797 C
Pantone1797 CHex#c13c36Rgb193 60 54Cmyk0 69 72 24Lab45 53 34Darker#511917Deep#892b26Lighter#d0736f

Shades of firebrick

Tints of firebrick

Colors that go with firebrick

Firebrick in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 69, 72, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c13c36 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 69 72 24
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 67 70 30
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 #c13c36 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c13c36; }
.text { color: #c13c36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c13c36; }

How firebrick looks on light and dark

Firebrick and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c13c36 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.29:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.97:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c13c36 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 #c13c36 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 #c13c36 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

Here is how the numbers for #c13c36 are worked out. 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.