Firebrick

#b52a2d

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 359 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. 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 #b52a2d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b52a2d

RGB181, 42, 45

HSL359, 62%, 44%

HSV359, 77%, 71%

CMYK0%, 77%, 75%, 29%

Lab40.69, 54.82, 33.18

XYZ20.36, 11.67, 3.66

Decimal11872813

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1805 C

Shades of firebrick

#a52629 #962325 #861f21 #771c1d #67181a #571416 #481112 #380d0e #28090a #190606

Tints of firebrick

#cb2f32 #d34245 #d8585a #dd6d70 #e28385 #e7999b #ecafb0 #f1c5c6 #f7dbdb #fcf1f1

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#2ab5b2 Analogous#b52a73 Analogous#b56d2a Triadic#2db52a Triadic#2a2db5 Split complementary#2ab56d Split complementary#2a73b5

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, 77, 75, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b52a2d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 77 75 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 75 73 35

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 #b52a2d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b52a2d; }
.text { color: #b52a2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b52a2d; }

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 #b52a2d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b52a2d 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 #b52a2d 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 #b52a2d 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

Here is how the numbers for #b52a2d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.