Firebrick

#ac2e09

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 14 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 #ac2e09, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ac2e09

RGB172, 46, 9

HSL14, 90%, 35%

HSV14, 95%, 67%

CMYK0%, 73%, 95%, 33%

Lab39.15, 49.64, 48.43

XYZ18.04, 10.74, 1.38

Decimal11283977

Web safe#993300

Pantone1675 C

Shades of firebrick

#9e2a08 #8f2608 #812307 #731f06 #651b05 #561705 #481304 #3a0f03 #2b0c02 #1d0802

Tints of firebrick

#ca360b #e73e0c #f34f1f #f5663d #f67e5a #f89578 #f9ac95 #fbc3b3 #fddad0 #fef2ee

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#0987ac Analogous#ac0935 Analogous#ac7f09 Triadic#09ac2e Triadic#2e09ac Split complementary#09ac7f Split complementary#0936ac

Firebrick in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 73, 95, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ac2e09 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 73 95 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 71 91 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 #ac2e09 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ac2e09; }
.text { color: #ac2e09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac2e09; }

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 #ac2e09 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ac2e09 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 #ac2e09 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 #ac2e09 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 #ac2e09 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.