Firebrick

#c40c00

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

This is Firebrick, a vivid red sitting at 4 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Firebrick color values

Every conversion for #c40c00, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c40c00

RGB196, 12, 0

HSL4, 100%, 38%

HSV4, 100%, 77%

CMYK0%, 94%, 100%, 23%

Lab41.21, 64.5, 55.29

XYZ22.9, 12.0, 1.11

Decimal12848128

Web safe#cc0000

Pantone485 C

Shades of firebrick

#b30b00 #a30a00 #920900 #820800 #710700 #610600 #500500 #400400 #2f0300 #1f0200

Tints of firebrick

#e20e00 #ff1000 #ff2c1e #ff473b #ff6359 #ff7f77 #ff9b94 #ffb7b2 #ffd2d0 #ffeeed

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#00b8c4 Analogous#c40056 Analogous#c46e00 Triadic#00c40c Triadic#0c00c4 Split complementary#00c46e Split complementary#0056c4

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, 94, 100, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c40c00 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 94 100 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 96 29

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 #c40c00 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c40c00; }
.text { color: #c40c00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c40c00; }

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 #c40c00 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c40c00 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 #c40c00 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 #c40c00 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

Every value on this page for #c40c00 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.