Firebrick

#bb161c

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 serious. 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 #bb161c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb161c

RGB187, 22, 28

HSL358, 79%, 41%

HSV358, 88%, 73%

CMYK0%, 88%, 85%, 27%

Lab39.95, 61.05, 42.34

XYZ20.99, 11.22, 2.16

Decimal12260892

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1805 C

Shades of firebrick

#ab141a #9b1217 #8b1015 #7b0e12 #6b0d10 #5b0b0e #4b090b #3b0709 #2b0506 #1b0304

Tints of firebrick

#d41920 #e5242b #e83e44 #eb575c #ee7075 #f18a8d #f4a3a6 #f7bcbe #fad6d7 #fdeff0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#16bbb5 Analogous#bb166e Analogous#bb6316 Triadic#1cbb16 Triadic#161cbb Split complementary#16bb63 Split complementary#166ebb

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, 88, 85, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb161c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 88 85 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 85 82 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 #bb161c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb161c; }
.text { color: #bb161c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb161c; }

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 #bb161c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb161c 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 #bb161c 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 #bb161c 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 #bb161c are worked out. 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.