Firebrick

#b20523

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 350 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 #b20523, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b20523

RGB178, 5, 35

HSL350, 95%, 36%

HSV350, 97%, 70%

CMYK0%, 97%, 80%, 30%

Lab37.29, 61.2, 35.22

XYZ18.72, 9.69, 2.47

Decimal11666723

Web safe#990033

Pantone187 C

Shades of firebrick

#a30520 #94041d #86041a #770317 #680314 #590312 #4a020f #3b020c #2d0109 #1e0106

Tints of firebrick

#d00629 #ee072f #f91b42 #f9395b #fa5774 #fb758d #fc93a6 #fdb1bf #fed0d8 #ffeef1

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#05b294 Analogous#b20579 Analogous#b23d05 Triadic#23b205 Triadic#0523b2 Split complementary#05b23e Split complementary#0579b2

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, 97, 80, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b20523 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 97 80 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 93 78 36

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 #b20523 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b20523; }
.text { color: #b20523; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b20523; }

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 #b20523 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b20523 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 #b20523 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 #b20523 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 #b20523 are worked out. 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.