Firebrick

#cb3421

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. 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 #cb3421, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb3421

RGB203, 52, 33

HSL7, 72%, 46%

HSV7, 84%, 80%

CMYK0%, 74%, 84%, 20%

Lab45.99, 57.92, 46.42

XYZ26.13, 15.26, 3.01

Decimal13317153

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone180 C

Shades of firebrick

#b92f1e #a82b1b #962618 #842216 #731d13 #611910 #4f140d #3e100a #2c0b07 #1a0704

Tints of firebrick

#dc3d29 #e0513f #e36555 #e7796b #eb8d81 #eea198 #f2b5ae #f5c9c4 #f9ddda #fdf1f0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#21b8cb Analogous#cb2163 Analogous#cb8921 Triadic#21cb34 Triadic#3421cb Split complementary#21cb89 Split complementary#2163cb

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, 74, 84, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb3421 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 74 84 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 72 81 26

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 #cb3421 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb3421; }
.text { color: #cb3421; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb3421; }

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 #cb3421 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb3421 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 #cb3421 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 #cb3421 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

Every value on this page for #cb3421 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.