Firebrick

#bb3d1f

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

This is Firebrick, a strong red sitting at 12 degrees on the wheel. 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 #bb3d1f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb3d1f

RGB187, 61, 31

HSL12, 72%, 43%

HSV12, 83%, 73%

CMYK0%, 67%, 83%, 27%

Lab44.23, 49.26, 44.7

XYZ22.41, 14.0, 2.82

Decimal12270879

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone180 C

Shades of firebrick

#ab381c #9b331a #8b2d17 #7b2814 #6b2312 #5b1e0f #4a180c #3a130a #2a0e07 #1a0904

Tints of firebrick

#d34523 #dd5434 #e1684b #e57c63 #e98f7a #eda392 #f1b7a9 #f5cbc1 #f9ded8 #fcf2f0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#1f9dbb Analogous#bb1f4f Analogous#bb8b1f Triadic#1fbb3d Triadic#3d1fbb Split complementary#1fbb8b Split complementary#1f4fbb

Firebrick in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 67, 83, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb3d1f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 67 83 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 66 80 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 #bb3d1f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb3d1f; }
.text { color: #bb3d1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb3d1f; }

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 #bb3d1f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb3d1f 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 #bb3d1f 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 #bb3d1f 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 #bb3d1f 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.