Firebrick

#c61d00

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 weighty. 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 #c61d00, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c61d00

RGB198, 29, 0

HSL9, 100%, 39%

HSV9, 100%, 78%

CMYK0%, 85%, 100%, 22%

Lab42.59, 62.29, 56.06

XYZ23.73, 12.88, 1.24

Decimal12983552

Web safe#cc3300

Pantone485 C

Shades of firebrick

#b51b00 #a51800 #941600 #831300 #721100 #620e00 #510c00 #400900 #2f0700 #1f0400

Tints of firebrick

#e32100 #ff2702 #ff401f #ff593d #ff725a #ff8b77 #ffa495 #ffbeb2 #ffd7d0 #fff0ed

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#00a9c6 Analogous#c60046 Analogous#c68000 Triadic#00c61d Triadic#1d00c6 Split complementary#00c680 Split complementary#0046c6

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, 85, 100, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c61d00 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 85 100 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 82 96 28

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 #c61d00 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c61d00; }
.text { color: #c61d00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c61d00; }

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 #c61d00 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c61d00 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 #c61d00 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 #c61d00 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 #c61d00 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.