Firebrick

#ab2015

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

Firebrick is a deep red that reads serious. 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 #ab2015, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab2015

RGB171, 32, 21

HSL4, 78%, 38%

HSV4, 88%, 67%

CMYK0%, 81%, 88%, 33%

Lab37.38, 54.07, 42.34

XYZ17.45, 9.75, 1.67

Decimal11214869

Web safe#993300

Pantone484 C

Shades of firebrick

#9d1d13 #8e1b11 #801810 #72150e #63130c #55100a #460d09 #380a07 #2a0805 #1b0503

Tints of firebrick

#c62518 #e02a1c #e64134 #e95a4f #ed7369 #f08c84 #f3a59f #f6beba #fad7d4 #fdf0ef

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#15a0ab Analogous#ab1555 Analogous#ab6b15 Triadic#15ab20 Triadic#2015ab Split complementary#15ab6b Split complementary#1555ab

Firebrick in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 81, 88, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab2015 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 81 88 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 85 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Firebrick in css

Copy #ab2015 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab2015; }
.text { color: #ab2015; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab2015; }

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 #ab2015 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab2015 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 #ab2015 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 #ab2015 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

The figures for #ab2015 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.