Firebrick

#bf3e2e

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. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Firebrick color values

Every conversion for #bf3e2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf3e2e

RGB191, 62, 46

HSL7, 61%, 46%

HSV7, 76%, 75%

CMYK0%, 68%, 76%, 25%

Lab45.25, 50.72, 38.15

XYZ23.7, 14.72, 4.18

Decimal12533294

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone180 C

Shades of firebrick

#ae392a #9e3326 #8d2e22 #7c281e #6c231a #5b1e16 #4b1812 #3a130e #290d0a #190806

Tints of firebrick

#cf4838 #d45b4c #d96e61 #de8175 #e3948a #e8a69e #edb9b3 #f2ccc7 #f7dfdc #fcf2f1

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#2eafbf Analogous#bf2e66 Analogous#bf872e Triadic#2ebf3e Triadic#3e2ebf Split complementary#2ebf87 Split complementary#2e66bf

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, 68, 76, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf3e2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 68 76 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 67 74 31

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 #bf3e2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf3e2e; }
.text { color: #bf3e2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf3e2e; }

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 #bf3e2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf3e2e 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 #bf3e2e 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 #bf3e2e 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 #bf3e2e 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.