Firebrick

#bb161f

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for firebrick, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Firebrick lands in the red band, deep and strong. 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 #bb161f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb161f

RGB187, 22, 31

HSL357, 79%, 41%

HSV357, 88%, 73%

CMYK0%, 88%, 83%, 27%

Lab39.98, 61.12, 40.77

XYZ21.03, 11.24, 2.36

Decimal12260895

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1805 C

Shades of firebrick

#ab141c #9b121a #8b1017 #7b0e14 #6b0d12 #5b0b0f #4b090c #3b070a #2b0507 #1b0305

Tints of firebrick

#d41923 #e5242f #e83e47 #eb575f #ee7077 #f18a8f #f4a3a7 #f7bcc0 #fad6d8 #fdeff0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#16bbb2 Analogous#bb1671 Analogous#bb5f16 Triadic#1fbb16 Triadic#161fbb Split complementary#16bb5f Split complementary#1671bb

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, 88, 83, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb161f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 88 83 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 85 80 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 #bb161f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb161f; }
.text { color: #bb161f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb161f; }

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 #bb161f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb161f 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 #bb161f 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 #bb161f 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 #bb161f 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. 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.