Firebrick

#ac2906

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 13 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 #ac2906, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ac2906

RGB172, 41, 6

HSL13, 93%, 35%

HSV13, 97%, 67%

CMYK0%, 76%, 97%, 33%

Lab38.5, 51.37, 49.04

XYZ17.84, 10.37, 1.23

Decimal11282694

Web safe#993300

Pantone484 C

Shades of firebrick

#9e2606 #902205 #811f05 #731b04 #651804 #571503 #481103 #3a0e02 #2c0a02 #1e0701

Tints of firebrick

#ca3007 #e93708 #f74819 #f86038 #f97856 #fa9174 #fba993 #fcc1b1 #fdd9cf #fef1ee

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#0689ac Analogous#ac0636 Analogous#ac7c06 Triadic#06ac29 Triadic#2906ac Split complementary#06ac7c Split complementary#0636ac

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, 76, 97, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ac2906 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 76 97 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 74 93 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 #ac2906 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ac2906; }
.text { color: #ac2906; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac2906; }

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 #ac2906 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ac2906 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 #ac2906 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 #ac2906 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 #ac2906 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.