Firebrick

#b32621

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 2 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 #b32621, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b32621

RGB179, 38, 33

HSL2, 69%, 42%

HSV2, 82%, 70%

CMYK0%, 79%, 82%, 30%

Lab39.71, 55.04, 38.86

XYZ19.56, 11.08, 2.55

Decimal11740705

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1805 C

Shades of firebrick

#a4231e #941f1b #851c19 #761916 #661613 #571210 #480f0d #380c0a #290908 #1a0505

Tints of firebrick

#cb2b25 #d93833 #de4f4a #e26662 #e67d7a #eb9491 #efaba9 #f3c2c1 #f8d9d8 #fcf0f0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#21aeb3 Analogous#b32165 Analogous#b36f21 Triadic#21b326 Triadic#2621b3 Split complementary#21b36f Split complementary#2165b3

Firebrick in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 79, 82, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b32621 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 79 82 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 77 79 36

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #b32621 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b32621; }
.text { color: #b32621; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b32621; }

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 #b32621 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b32621 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 #b32621 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 #b32621 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 #b32621 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.