Firebrick

#b73a21

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 rich. 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 #b73a21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b73a21

RGB183, 58, 33

HSL10, 69%, 42%

HSV10, 82%, 72%

CMYK0%, 68%, 82%, 28%

Lab43.07, 49.18, 42.36

XYZ21.32, 13.2, 2.86

Decimal12007969

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone180 C

Shades of firebrick

#a7351e #98301b #882b19 #782616 #682113 #591c10 #49170d #39120a #2a0d08 #1a0805

Tints of firebrick

#ce4125 #db5035 #df654c #e37964 #e78d7b #eba192 #f0b5aa #f4cac1 #f8ded8 #fcf2f0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#219eb7 Analogous#b72153 Analogous#b78521 Triadic#21b73a Triadic#3a21b7 Split complementary#21b785 Split complementary#2153b7

Firebrick in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 68, 82, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b73a21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 68 82 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 67 79 34

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 #b73a21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b73a21; }
.text { color: #b73a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b73a21; }

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 #b73a21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b73a21 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 #b73a21 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 #b73a21 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 #b73a21 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.