Firebrick

#bb2103

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. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Firebrick color values

Every conversion for #bb2103, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb2103

RGB187, 33, 3

HSL10, 97%, 37%

HSV10, 98%, 73%

CMYK0%, 82%, 98%, 27%

Lab40.67, 58.27, 52.87

XYZ21.05, 11.66, 1.23

Decimal12263683

Web safe#cc3300

Pantone180 C

Shades of firebrick

#ab1e03 #9c1b02 #8c1902 #7c1602 #6d1302 #5d1001 #4d0e01 #3d0b01 #2e0801 #1e0500

Tints of firebrick

#d92603 #f62b04 #fb411d #fc5a3b #fc7359 #fd8c76 #fda594 #febeb2 #fed7d0 #fff0ed

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#039dbb Analogous#bb0341 Analogous#bb7d03 Triadic#03bb21 Triadic#2103bb Split complementary#03bb7d Split complementary#0341bb

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, 82, 98, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb2103 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 82 98 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 94 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 #bb2103 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb2103; }
.text { color: #bb2103; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb2103; }

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 #bb2103 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb2103 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 #bb2103 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 #bb2103 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 #bb2103 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. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.