Firebrick

#ad1b1b

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 0 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 #ad1b1b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ad1b1b

RGB173, 27, 27

HSL0, 73%, 39%

HSV0, 84%, 68%

CMYK0%, 84%, 84%, 32%

Lab37.38, 56.08, 39.46

XYZ17.82, 9.75, 1.98

Decimal11344667

Web safe#993333

Pantone1805 C

Shades of firebrick

#9e1919 #901616 #811414 #721212 #641010 #550d0d #460b0b #380909 #290606 #1a0404

Tints of firebrick

#c61f1f #dd2525 #e13f3f #e55858 #e97171 #ed8a8a #f1a4a4 #f5bdbd #f9d6d6 #fdf0f0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#1badad Analogous#ad1b64 Analogous#ad641b Triadic#1bad1b Triadic#1b1bad Split complementary#1bad64 Split complementary#1b64ad

Firebrick in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 84, 84, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ad1b1b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 84 84 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 81 81 38

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 #ad1b1b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ad1b1b; }
.text { color: #ad1b1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad1b1b; }

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 #ad1b1b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ad1b1b 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 #ad1b1b 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 #ad1b1b 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 #ad1b1b 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.