Firebrick

#bc3421

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 7 degrees on the wheel. 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 #bc3421, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc3421

RGB188, 52, 33

HSL7, 70%, 43%

HSV7, 82%, 74%

CMYK0%, 72%, 82%, 26%

Lab43.15, 53.17, 42.77

XYZ22.24, 13.26, 2.83

Decimal12334113

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone180 C

Shades of firebrick

#ac301e #9c2b1b #8b2718 #7b2216 #6b1e13 #5b1910 #4b150d #3a100a #2a0c07 #1a0705

Tints of firebrick

#d33a25 #dc4b37 #e0604e #e47565 #e88a7c #ec9e94 #f0b3ab #f4c8c2 #f8ddd9 #fcf1f0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#21a9bc Analogous#bc215b Analogous#bc8221 Triadic#21bc34 Triadic#3421bc Split complementary#21bc82 Split complementary#215bbc

Firebrick in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 72, 82, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc3421 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 72 82 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 70 79 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 #bc3421 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc3421; }
.text { color: #bc3421; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc3421; }

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 #bc3421 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc3421 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 #bc3421 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 #bc3421 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 #bc3421 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.