Firebrick

#ab2d21

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

This is Firebrick, a strong red sitting at 5 degrees on the wheel. 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 #ab2d21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab2d21

RGB171, 45, 33

HSL5, 68%, 40%

HSV5, 81%, 67%

CMYK0%, 74%, 81%, 33%

Lab38.98, 50.21, 37.61

XYZ18.01, 10.64, 2.54

Decimal11218209

Web safe#993333

Pantone1805 C

Shades of firebrick

#9c291e #8e251b #7f2219 #711e16 #621a13 #541610 #45120d #370e0b #280b08 #1a0705

Tints of firebrick

#c33326 #d73d2f #db5447 #e06a5f #e58177 #e9978f #eeaea8 #f3c4c0 #f7dbd8 #fcf1f0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#219fab Analogous#ab215a Analogous#ab7221 Triadic#21ab2d Triadic#2d21ab Split complementary#21ab72 Split complementary#215aab

Firebrick in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 74, 81, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab2d21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 74 81 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 72 79 39

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #ab2d21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab2d21; }
.text { color: #ab2d21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab2d21; }

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 #ab2d21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab2d21 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 #ab2d21 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 #ab2d21 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

Every value on this page for #ab2d21 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.