Firebrick

#bb2828

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

Firebrick lands in the red band, mid and strong. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. 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 #bb2828, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb2828

RGB187, 40, 40

HSL0, 65%, 45%

HSV0, 79%, 73%

CMYK0%, 79%, 79%, 27%

Lab41.59, 57.06, 37.38

XYZ21.64, 12.24, 3.23

Decimal12265512

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1805 C

Shades of firebrick

#ab2525 #9b2121 #8a1e1e #7a1a1a #6a1717 #5a1313 #4a1010 #3a0c0c #290909 #190505

Tints of firebrick

#d12d2d #d64242 #db5757 #e06d6d #e48383 #e99999 #eeafaf #f3c5c5 #f7dada #fcf0f0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#28bbbb Analogous#bb2872 Analogous#bb7228 Triadic#28bb28 Triadic#2828bb Split complementary#28bb72 Split complementary#2871bb

Firebrick in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 79, 79, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb2828 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 79 79 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 77 77 33

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 #bb2828 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb2828; }
.text { color: #bb2828; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb2828; }

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 #bb2828 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb2828 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 #bb2828 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 #bb2828 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 #bb2828 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.