Firebrick

#ac2f08

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. 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 #ac2f08, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ac2f08

RGB172, 47, 8

HSL14, 91%, 35%

HSV14, 95%, 67%

CMYK0%, 73%, 95%, 33%

Lab39.28, 49.26, 48.84

XYZ18.07, 10.82, 1.37

Decimal11284232

Web safe#993300

Pantone1675 C

Shades of firebrick

#9e2b07 #8f2707 #812306 #731f05 #651b05 #561804 #481403 #3a1003 #2c0c02 #1d0801

Tints of firebrick

#ca3709 #e83f0b #f4501d #f6673b #f77e59 #f99677 #faad94 #fbc4b2 #fddbd0 #fef2ee

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#0885ac Analogous#ac0833 Analogous#ac8108 Triadic#08ac2f Triadic#2f08ac Split complementary#08ac81 Split complementary#0833ac

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 #ac2f08 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 #ac2f08 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ac2f08; }
.text { color: #ac2f08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac2f08; }

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 #ac2f08 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ac2f08 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 #ac2f08 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 #ac2f08 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 #ac2f08 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.