Firebrick

#a92818

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 7 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 #a92818, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a92818

RGB169, 40, 24

HSL7, 75%, 38%

HSV7, 86%, 66%

CMYK0%, 76%, 86%, 34%

Lab37.88, 51.06, 41.13

XYZ17.29, 10.02, 1.89

Decimal11085848

Web safe#993300

Pantone484 C

Shades of firebrick

#9b2516 #8d2114 #7e1e12 #701b10 #62170e #54140c #45100a #370d08 #290a06 #1b0604

Tints of firebrick

#c32e1c #dd341f #e34b38 #e66352 #ea7a6c #ee9287 #f2aaa1 #f5c1bb #f9d9d5 #fdf1ef

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#1899a9 Analogous#a91850 Analogous#a97118 Triadic#18a928 Triadic#2818a9 Split complementary#18a971 Split complementary#1850a9

Firebrick in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 76, 86, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a92818 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 76 86 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 74 83 40

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Firebrick in css

Copy #a92818 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a92818; }
.text { color: #a92818; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a92818; }

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 #a92818 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a92818 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Firebrick on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a92818 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn firebrick into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a92818 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 #a92818 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.