Firebrick

#b50a21

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 352 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 #b50a21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b50a21

RGB181, 10, 33

HSL352, 90%, 37%

HSV352, 94%, 71%

CMYK0%, 94%, 82%, 29%

Lab38.11, 61.35, 37.43

XYZ19.44, 10.15, 2.37

Decimal11864609

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1805 C

Shades of firebrick

#a6091e #97081b #870719 #780716 #690613 #5a0510 #4b040e #3b030b #2c0208 #1d0205

Tints of firebrick

#d20c26 #ee0d2b #f32642 #f5435b #f65f74 #f87c8d #f998a5 #fbb5be #fcd2d7 #feeef0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#0ab59e Analogous#b50a77 Analogous#b5490a Triadic#21b50a Triadic#0a21b5 Split complementary#0ab549 Split complementary#0a77b5

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, 94, 82, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b50a21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 94 82 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 79 35

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 #b50a21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b50a21; }
.text { color: #b50a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b50a21; }

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 #b50a21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b50a21 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 #b50a21 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 #b50a21 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 #b50a21 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.