Firebrick

#bb3f2a

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 confident. 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 #bb3f2a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb3f2a

RGB187, 63, 42

HSL9, 63%, 45%

HSV9, 78%, 73%

CMYK0%, 66%, 78%, 27%

Lab44.64, 48.78, 39.47

XYZ22.69, 14.29, 3.75

Decimal12271402

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone180 C

Shades of firebrick

#ab3a26 #9b3423 #8a2f1f #7a291b #6a2418 #5a1e14 #4a1911 #39130d #290e09 #190806

Tints of firebrick

#d0462f #d55945 #da6d5a #df806f #e49385 #e8a69a #edb9b0 #f2ccc5 #f7dfdb #fcf2f0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#2aa6bb Analogous#bb2a5d Analogous#bb872a Triadic#2abb3f Triadic#3f2abb Split complementary#2abb88 Split complementary#2a5dbb

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, 66, 78, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb3f2a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 66 78 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 65 76 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 #bb3f2a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb3f2a; }
.text { color: #bb3f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb3f2a; }

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 #bb3f2a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb3f2a 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 #bb3f2a 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 #bb3f2a 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 #bb3f2a 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. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.