Firebrick

#cf151e

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

Firebrick lands in the red band, mid and vivid. 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 #cf151e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cf151e

RGB207, 21, 30

HSL357, 82%, 45%

HSV357, 90%, 81%

CMYK0%, 90%, 86%, 19%

Lab44.08, 66.57, 46.54

XYZ26.23, 13.9, 2.53

Decimal13571358

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone186 C

Shades of firebrick

#bd131b #ab1119 #991016 #870e14 #750c11 #630a0e #52080c #400609 #2e0507 #1c0304

Tints of firebrick

#e71721 #ea2f38 #ec474f #ef5f66 #f1777d #f48f94 #f6a7ab #f8bfc2 #fbd7d9 #fdefef

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#15cfc6 Analogous#cf157b Analogous#cf6915 Triadic#1ecf15 Triadic#151ecf Split complementary#15cf69 Split complementary#157bcf

Firebrick in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 90, 86, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cf151e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 90 86 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 87 83 25

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 #cf151e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cf151e; }
.text { color: #cf151e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf151e; }

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 #cf151e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cf151e 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 #cf151e 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 #cf151e 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 #cf151e 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.