Firebrick

#bb2f37

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

Firebrick is a mid red that reads grounded. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Firebrick color values

Every conversion for #bb2f37, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb2f37

RGB187, 47, 55

HSL357, 60%, 46%

HSV357, 75%, 73%

CMYK0%, 75%, 71%, 27%

Lab42.57, 55.45, 29.71

XYZ22.2, 12.87, 4.93

Decimal12267319

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone200 C

Shades of firebrick

#ab2b32 #9a272d #8a2329 #7a1f24 #6a1b1f #59161a #491216 #390e11 #290a0c #180607

Tints of firebrick

#cd3740 #d24c53 #d76067 #dc757b #e18a8f #e79ea2 #ecb3b6 #f1c7ca #f6dcde #fbf1f1

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#2fbbb3 Analogous#bb2f7d Analogous#bb6d2f Triadic#37bb2f Triadic#2f37bb Split complementary#2fbb6d Split complementary#2f7dbb

Firebrick in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 75, 71, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb2f37 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 75 71 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 73 69 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 #bb2f37 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb2f37; }
.text { color: #bb2f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb2f37; }

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 #bb2f37 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb2f37 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 #bb2f37 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 #bb2f37 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 #bb2f37 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.