Firebrick

#b03b2e

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 serious. 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 #b03b2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b03b2e

RGB176, 59, 46

HSL6, 59%, 44%

HSV6, 74%, 69%

CMYK0%, 66%, 74%, 31%

Lab42.09, 46.84, 33.91

XYZ19.96, 12.56, 3.96

Decimal11549486

Web safe#993333

Pantone180 C

Shades of firebrick

#a1362a #923126 #822c22 #73271e #64221a #551c16 #461712 #37120e #270d0a #180806

Tints of firebrick

#c54234 #cf5346 #d4675b #da7b70 #df8f86 #e5a39b #ebb6b1 #f0cac6 #f6dedb #fbf2f1

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#2ea3b0 Analogous#b02e62 Analogous#b07c2e Triadic#2eb03b Triadic#3b2eb0 Split complementary#2eb07c Split complementary#2e62b0

Firebrick in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 66, 74, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b03b2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 66 74 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 65 72 37

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Firebrick in css

Copy #b03b2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b03b2e; }
.text { color: #b03b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b03b2e; }

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 #b03b2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b03b2e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Firebrick on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b03b2e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn firebrick into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b03b2e 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 #b03b2e 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.