Firebrick

#ab1c10

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. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Firebrick color values

Every conversion for #ab1c10, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab1c10

RGB171, 28, 16

HSL5, 83%, 37%

HSV5, 91%, 67%

CMYK0%, 84%, 91%, 33%

Lab36.98, 55.03, 44.3

XYZ17.3, 9.53, 1.42

Decimal11213840

Web safe#993300

Pantone484 C

Shades of firebrick

#9d1a0f #8e170d #80150c #72130b #631009 #550e08 #470c07 #390905 #2a0704 #1c0503

Tints of firebrick

#c72113 #e32515 #eb3a2b #ee5447 #f06e63 #f3887f #f6a29b #f8bcb7 #fbd6d3 #fdf0ef

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#109fab Analogous#ab1052 Analogous#ab6910 Triadic#10ab1c Triadic#1c10ab Split complementary#10ab69 Split complementary#1052ab

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, 84, 91, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab1c10 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 84 91 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 81 88 39

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 #ab1c10 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab1c10; }
.text { color: #ab1c10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab1c10; }

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 #ab1c10 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab1c10 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 #ab1c10 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 #ab1c10 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 #ab1c10 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.