Firebrick

#bb3b2c

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 6 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 #bb3b2c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb3b2c

RGB187, 59, 44

HSL6, 62%, 45%

HSV6, 76%, 73%

CMYK0%, 68%, 76%, 27%

Lab44.05, 50.51, 37.76

XYZ22.51, 13.87, 3.87

Decimal12270380

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone180 C

Shades of firebrick

#ab3628 #9b3124 #8a2c21 #7a271d #6a2119 #5a1c15 #491711 #39120d #290d0a #190806

Tints of firebrick

#cf4332 #d45647 #d96a5d #de7d72 #e39087 #e8a49c #edb7b1 #f2cbc6 #f7dedb #fcf2f1

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#2cacbb Analogous#bb2c65 Analogous#bb832c Triadic#2cbb3b Triadic#3b2cbb Split complementary#2cbb82 Split complementary#2c65bb

Firebrick in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 68, 76, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb3b2c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 68 76 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 67 74 33

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 #bb3b2c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb3b2c; }
.text { color: #bb3b2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb3b2c; }

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 #bb3b2c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb3b2c 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 #bb3b2c 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 #bb3b2c 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 #bb3b2c are worked out. 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.