Firebrick

#c8311d

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 7 degrees on the wheel. 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 #c8311d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8311d

RGB200, 49, 29

HSL7, 75%, 45%

HSV7, 86%, 78%

CMYK0%, 76%, 86%, 22%

Lab45.03, 57.88, 47.28

XYZ25.14, 14.56, 2.65

Decimal13119773

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone180 C

Shades of firebrick

#b72d1a #a52918 #942415 #832013 #711c10 #60180e #4f130b #3d0f09 #2c0b06 #1b0704

Tints of firebrick

#df3721 #e24b38 #e5604f #e97566 #ec8a7c #ef9e93 #f3b3aa #f6c8c1 #f9dcd8 #fdf1ef

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#1db4c8 Analogous#c81d5e Analogous#c8861d Triadic#1dc831 Triadic#311dc8 Split complementary#1dc886 Split complementary#1d5fc8

Firebrick in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 76, 86, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8311d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 76 86 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 74 83 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 #c8311d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8311d; }
.text { color: #c8311d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8311d; }

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 #c8311d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8311d 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 #c8311d 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 #c8311d 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 #c8311d 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.