Firebrick

#bb3525

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 weighty. 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 #bb3525, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb3525

RGB187, 53, 37

HSL6, 67%, 44%

HSV6, 80%, 73%

CMYK0%, 72%, 80%, 27%

Lab43.13, 52.59, 40.6

XYZ22.1, 13.24, 3.14

Decimal12268837

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone180 C

Shades of firebrick

#ab3022 #9b2c1f #8b271b #7a2318 #6a1e15 #5a1a12 #4a150f #3a100b #2a0c08 #1a0705

Tints of firebrick

#d13b29 #d94e3d #dd6253 #e1776a #e68b80 #ea9f97 #efb4ad #f3c8c3 #f8ddda #fcf1f0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#25abbb Analogous#bb2560 Analogous#bb8025 Triadic#25bb35 Triadic#3525bb Split complementary#25bb80 Split complementary#2560bb

Firebrick in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 72, 80, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb3525 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 72 80 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 70 78 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 #bb3525 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb3525; }
.text { color: #bb3525; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb3525; }

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 #bb3525 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb3525 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 #bb3525 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 #bb3525 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 #bb3525 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.