Firebrick

#bd2c09

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 weighty. 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 #bd2c09, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd2c09

RGB189, 44, 9

HSL12, 91%, 39%

HSV12, 95%, 74%

CMYK0%, 77%, 95%, 26%

Lab42.22, 55.77, 51.98

XYZ21.94, 12.64, 1.54

Decimal12397577

Web safe#cc3300

Pantone485 C

Shades of firebrick

#ad2808 #9d2507 #8d2107 #7d1d06 #6d1905 #5d1604 #4d1204 #3d0e03 #2d0b02 #1d0701

Tints of firebrick

#d9330a #f33a0d #f55129 #f66845 #f87f62 #f9967e #faac9a #fcc3b6 #fddad2 #fef1ee

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#099abd Analogous#bd0940 Analogous#bd8609 Triadic#09bd2c Triadic#2c09bd Split complementary#09bd86 Split complementary#0940bd

Firebrick in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 77, 95, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd2c09 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 77 95 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 75 91 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 #bd2c09 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd2c09; }
.text { color: #bd2c09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd2c09; }

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 #bd2c09 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd2c09 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 #bd2c09 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 #bd2c09 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 #bd2c09 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.