Firebrick

#bd383a

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

This is Firebrick, a soft red sitting at 359 degrees on the wheel. 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 #bd383a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd383a

RGB189, 56, 58

HSL359, 54%, 48%

HSV359, 70%, 74%

CMYK0%, 70%, 69%, 26%

Lab44.16, 52.99, 29.91

XYZ23.16, 13.95, 5.48

Decimal12400698

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1797 C

Shades of firebrick

#ac3335 #9c2e30 #8b292b #7b2426 #6a1f21 #5a1b1c #491616 #391111 #280c0c #180707

Tints of firebrick

#c84648 #ce595a #d36c6d #d97f80 #df9293 #e4a5a6 #eab8b9 #f0cbcc #f5dedf #fbf1f1

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#38bdbb Analogous#bd387d Analogous#bd7938 Triadic#3abd38 Triadic#383abd Split complementary#38bd79 Split complementary#387dbd

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, 70, 69, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd383a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 70 69 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 68 67 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Firebrick in css

Copy #bd383a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd383a; }
.text { color: #bd383a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd383a; }

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 #bd383a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd383a 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 #bd383a 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 #bd383a 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 #bd383a 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 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.