Firebrick

#bc2c28

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

Firebrick lands in the red band, mid and strong. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. 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 #bc2c28, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc2c28

RGB188, 44, 40

HSL2, 65%, 45%

HSV2, 79%, 74%

CMYK0%, 77%, 79%, 26%

Lab42.22, 56.13, 38.11

XYZ22.02, 12.65, 3.29

Decimal12332072

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1805 C

Shades of firebrick

#ac2825 #9b2421 #8b211e #7b1d1a #6b1917 #5a1513 #4a1110 #3a0e0c #2a0a09 #190605

Tints of firebrick

#d2312d #d74642 #db5b58 #e0716e #e58683 #e99b99 #eeb1af #f3c6c5 #f7dbdb #fcf1f0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#28b8bc Analogous#bc286e Analogous#bc7628 Triadic#28bc2c Triadic#2c28bc Split complementary#28bc76 Split complementary#286ebc

Firebrick in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 77, 79, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc2c28 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 77 79 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 75 77 32

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Firebrick in css

Copy #bc2c28 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc2c28; }
.text { color: #bc2c28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc2c28; }

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 #bc2c28 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc2c28 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Firebrick on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bc2c28 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn firebrick into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bc2c28 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

Every value on this page for #bc2c28 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.