Firebrick

#b53917

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 13 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 #b53917, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b53917

RGB181, 57, 23

HSL13, 77%, 40%

HSV13, 87%, 71%

CMYK0%, 69%, 87%, 29%

Lab42.48, 48.64, 46.4

XYZ20.67, 12.81, 2.19

Decimal11876631

Web safe#cc3300

Pantone1675 C

Shades of firebrick

#a63415 #962f13 #872a11 #77260f #68210d #591c0b #491709 #3a1207 #2b0d05 #1b0903

Tints of firebrick

#cf411a #e34c23 #e6613c #e97656 #ed8a6f #f09f89 #f3b4a2 #f6c9bc #faddd6 #fdf2ef

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#1793b5 Analogous#b51744 Analogous#b58817 Triadic#17b539 Triadic#3917b5 Split complementary#17b588 Split complementary#1744b5

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, 69, 87, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b53917 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 69 87 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 67 84 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 #b53917 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b53917; }
.text { color: #b53917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b53917; }

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 #b53917 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b53917 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 #b53917 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 #b53917 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

Every value on this page for #b53917 is computed, not guessed. 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.