Firebrick

#ac2e01

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

This is Firebrick, a vivid orange at 16 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Firebrick color values

Every conversion for #ac2e01, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ac2e01

RGB172, 46, 1

HSL16, 99%, 34%

HSV16, 99%, 67%

CMYK0%, 73%, 99%, 33%

Lab39.12, 49.54, 51.14

XYZ18.0, 10.73, 1.15

Decimal11283969

Web safe#993300

Pantone1675 C

Shades of firebrick

#9e2a01 #902601 #822301 #731f01 #651b01 #571701 #491300 #3b1000 #2d0c00 #1e0800

Tints of firebrick

#cc3601 #eb3f01 #fe4e0f #fe652f #fe7d4f #fe946e #feac8e #ffc3ae #ffdace #fff2ed

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#017fac Analogous#ac0129 Analogous#ac8401 Triadic#01ac2e Triadic#2e01ac Split complementary#01ac84 Split complementary#012aac

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, 73, 99, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ac2e01 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 73 99 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 71 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 #ac2e01 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ac2e01; }
.text { color: #ac2e01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac2e01; }

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 #ac2e01 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ac2e01 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 #ac2e01 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 #ac2e01 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 #ac2e01 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.