Firebrick

#ab2201

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 12 degrees on the wheel. 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 #ab2201, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab2201

RGB171, 34, 1

HSL12, 99%, 34%

HSV12, 99%, 67%

CMYK0%, 80%, 99%, 33%

Lab37.49, 53.2, 50.26

XYZ17.37, 9.8, 1.01

Decimal11215361

Web safe#993300

Pantone484 C

Shades of firebrick

#9d1f01 #8f1c01 #811a01 #731701 #651401 #571101 #490e00 #3b0c00 #2c0900 #1e0600

Tints of firebrick

#cb2801 #eb2f01 #fe3d0e #fe572e #fe704e #fe8a6e #fea48e #ffbdae #ffd7cd #fff1ed

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#018aab Analogous#ab0135 Analogous#ab7701 Triadic#01ab22 Triadic#2201ab Split complementary#01ab77 Split complementary#0135ab

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, 80, 99, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab2201 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 80 99 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 78 95 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 #ab2201 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab2201; }
.text { color: #ab2201; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab2201; }

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 #ab2201 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab2201 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 #ab2201 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 #ab2201 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 #ab2201 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. 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.