Firebrick

#b12721

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 strong. 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 #b12721, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b12721
RGB177, 39, 33
HSL3, 69%, 41%
HSV3, 81%, 69%
CMYK0%, 78%, 81%, 31%
Lab39.43, 54.13, 38.44
XYZ19.13, 10.91, 2.54
Decimal11609889
Web safe#993333
Pantone1805 C
Pantone1805 CHex#b12721Rgb177 39 33Cmyk0 78 81 31Lab39 54 38Darker#390c0bDeep#751a16Lighter#d34c46

Shades of firebrick

Tints of firebrick

Colors that go with firebrick

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, 78, 81, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b12721 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 78 81 31
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 76 79 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 #b12721 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b12721; }
.text { color: #b12721; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b12721; }

How firebrick looks on light and dark

Firebrick and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b12721 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.60:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
3.18:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b12721 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 #b12721 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #b12721 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from firebrick, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #b12721 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.