Firebrick is a medium dark bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Crimson, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Firebrick effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Firebrick is #800517.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Firebrick has 50%% Red, 2% Green, and 9% Blue.
Firebrick has 351° Hue, 96% Saturation, and 50% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Firebrick has 351° Hue, 93% Saturation, and 26% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Firebrick has 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 82% yellow, and 50% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#800517 |
|
RGB |
(128, 5, 23) |
(50%, 2%, 9%) |
HSV |
(351°, 96, 50) |
(97%, 96%, 50%) |
HSL |
(351°, 93, 26) |
(97%, 93%, 26%) |
CMYK |
(0, 96, 82, 50) |
(0%, 96%, 82%, 50%) |
The natural luminance of Firebrick is 5%, which is low.
Firebrick has a higher contrast with white than black.
Firebrick and black have a 2.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Firebrick and white have a 10.7:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
5% |
insufficient (2.0) |
AAA (10.7) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Firebrick paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 44% Red, 4% Magenta, 50% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
44%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
4%
Black
50%
White
2%
To mix Firebrick paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 26% Magenta, 22% Yellow, 50% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
26%
Yellow
22%
Black
50%
White
2%
Colors similar to Firebrick are: Red Devil, Japanese Maple, Wine Red, Paprika, and Red Wine. Red Devil is brighter than Firebrick. Japanese Maple is more red and brighter than Firebrick. Wine Red is more magenta than Firebrick. Paprika is more magenta and brighter than Firebrick. Red Wine is brighter and lighter than Firebrick.