Firebrick

#b3281e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for firebrick, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Firebrick is a deep red that reads weighty. 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 #b3281e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b3281e

RGB179, 40, 30

HSL4, 71%, 41%

HSV4, 83%, 70%

CMYK0%, 78%, 83%, 30%

Lab39.91, 54.34, 40.65

XYZ19.58, 11.2, 2.36

Decimal11741214

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1805 C

Shades of firebrick

#a4251b #942119 #851e16 #761a14 #671711 #57140f #48100c #390d0a #290907 #1a0604

Tints of firebrick

#cb2d22 #dc392e #e05046 #e4675e #e87e76 #ec958f #f0aca7 #f4c3bf #f8dad7 #fcf1f0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#1ea9b3 Analogous#b31e5e Analogous#b3731e Triadic#1eb328 Triadic#281eb3 Split complementary#1eb372 Split complementary#1e5fb3

Firebrick in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 78, 83, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b3281e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 78 83 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 76 80 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Firebrick in css

Copy #b3281e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b3281e; }
.text { color: #b3281e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3281e; }

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 #b3281e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b3281e 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 #b3281e 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 #b3281e 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 #b3281e are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.