Firebrick

#bc2a13

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 serious. 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 #bc2a13, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc2a13

RGB188, 42, 19

HSL8, 82%, 41%

HSV8, 90%, 74%

CMYK0%, 78%, 90%, 26%

Lab41.84, 56.23, 48.16

XYZ21.68, 12.39, 1.87

Decimal12331539

Web safe#cc3300

Pantone180 C

Shades of firebrick

#ac2611 #9c2310 #8c1f0e #7c1c0d #6c180b #5c1509 #4c1108 #3c0d06 #2c0a04 #1c0603

Tints of firebrick

#d63016 #e83b20 #eb523a #ee6853 #f07f6d #f39687 #f6ada1 #f8c3bb #fbdad5 #fdf1ef

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#13a5bc Analogous#bc1351 Analogous#bc7f13 Triadic#13bc2a Triadic#2a13bc Split complementary#13bc7e Split complementary#1351bc

Firebrick in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 78, 90, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc2a13 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 78 90 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 76 87 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #bc2a13 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc2a13; }
.text { color: #bc2a13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc2a13; }

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 #bc2a13 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc2a13 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 #bc2a13 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 #bc2a13 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 #bc2a13 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.