Firebrick

#a60008

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

Firebrick lands in the red band, deep and vivid. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Firebrick color values

Every conversion for #a60008, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a60008
RGB166, 0, 8
HSL357, 100%, 33%
HSV357, 100%, 65%
CMYK0%, 100%, 95%, 35%
Lab34.24, 58.19, 45.21
XYZ15.77, 8.12, 0.97
Decimal10878984
Web safe#990000
Pantone484 C
Pantone484 CHex#a60008Rgb166 0 8Cmyk0 100 95 35Lab34 58 45Darker#3d0003Deep#660005Lighter#e20c16

Shades of firebrick

Tints of firebrick

Colors that go with firebrick

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, 100, 95, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a60008 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 100 95 35
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 96 91 41
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 #a60008 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a60008; }
.text { color: #a60008; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a60008; }

How firebrick looks on light and dark

Firebrick and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a60008 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.00:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.62:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a60008 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 #a60008 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #a60008 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #a60008 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.