Firebrick

#bb0921

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. 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 #bb0921, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb0921

RGB187, 9, 33

HSL352, 91%, 38%

HSV352, 95%, 73%

CMYK0%, 95%, 82%, 27%

Lab39.36, 63.0, 39.08

XYZ20.87, 10.87, 2.44

Decimal12257569

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1805 C

Shades of firebrick

#ab081e #9b071b #8c0719 #7c0616 #6c0513 #5c0410 #4d040e #3d030b #2d0208 #1d0105

Tints of firebrick

#d70a26 #f30c2b #f52844 #f6445c #f76175 #f97d8e #fa99a6 #fbb5bf #fdd2d8 #feeef0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#09bba3 Analogous#bb097a Analogous#bb4a09 Triadic#21bb09 Triadic#0921bb Split complementary#09bb4a Split complementary#097abb

Firebrick in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 95, 82, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb0921 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 95 82 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 91 79 33

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

Firebrick in css

Copy #bb0921 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb0921; }
.text { color: #bb0921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb0921; }

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 #bb0921 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb0921 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 #bb0921 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 #bb0921 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 #bb0921 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.