Firebrick

#ca2b03

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

Firebrick lands in the red band, deep and vivid. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Firebrick color values

Every conversion for #ca2b03, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca2b03

RGB202, 43, 3

HSL12, 97%, 40%

HSV12, 99%, 79%

CMYK0%, 79%, 99%, 21%

Lab44.65, 59.96, 56.47

XYZ25.24, 14.29, 1.51

Decimal13249283

Web safe#cc3300

Pantone485 C

Shades of firebrick

#b92703 #a82402 #962002 #851c02 #741902 #631501 #521101 #410e01 #2f0a01 #1e0600

Tints of firebrick

#e63103 #fb3b0b #fc5227 #fc6944 #fd7f60 #fd967c #fdad99 #fec4b5 #fedad1 #fff1ed

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#03a2ca Analogous#ca033e Analogous#ca8f03 Triadic#03ca2b Triadic#2b03ca Split complementary#03ca8f Split complementary#033eca

Firebrick in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 79, 99, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca2b03 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 79 99 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 77 95 27

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 #ca2b03 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca2b03; }
.text { color: #ca2b03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca2b03; }

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 #ca2b03 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca2b03 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 #ca2b03 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 #ca2b03 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 #ca2b03 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.