Firebrick

#ba3a18

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. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Firebrick color values

Every conversion for #ba3a18, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ba3a18
RGB186, 58, 24
HSL13, 77%, 41%
HSV13, 87%, 73%
CMYK0%, 69%, 87%, 27%
Lab43.55, 49.96, 47.23
XYZ21.93, 13.53, 2.32
Decimal12204568
Web safe#cc3300
Pantone180 C
Pantone180 CHex#ba3a18Rgb186 58 24Cmyk0 69 87 27Lab44 50 47Darker#3c1308Deep#7b2610Lighter#dc5f3d

Shades of firebrick

Tints of firebrick

Colors that go with firebrick

Firebrick in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 69, 87, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ba3a18 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 69 87 27
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 67 84 33
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 #ba3a18 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ba3a18; }
.text { color: #ba3a18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba3a18; }

How firebrick looks on light and dark

Firebrick and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ba3a18 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.67:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.71:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ba3a18 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 #ba3a18 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #ba3a18 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #ba3a18 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.