Firebrick

#ce321d

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 strong. 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 #ce321d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ce321d

RGB206, 50, 29

HSL7, 75%, 46%

HSV7, 86%, 81%

CMYK0%, 76%, 86%, 19%

Lab46.3, 59.4, 48.81

XYZ26.82, 15.49, 2.74

Decimal13513245

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone485 C

Shades of firebrick

#bc2e1a #aa2918 #982515 #862113 #741c10 #62180e #51140b #3f0f09 #2d0b06 #1b0704

Tints of firebrick

#e03b24 #e34f3b #e76352 #ea7768 #ed8c7f #f0a095 #f3b4ac #f6c8c2 #faddd9 #fdf1ef

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#1db9ce Analogous#ce1d60 Analogous#ce8a1d Triadic#1dce32 Triadic#321dce Split complementary#1dce8a Split complementary#1d61ce

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, 76, 86, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ce321d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 76 86 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 74 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Firebrick in css

Copy #ce321d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ce321d; }
.text { color: #ce321d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce321d; }

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 #ce321d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ce321d 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 #ce321d 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 #ce321d 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 #ce321d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.