Firebrick

#ca2821

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for firebrick, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Firebrick is a mid red that reads balanced. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Firebrick color values

Every conversion for #ca2821, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca2821

RGB202, 40, 33

HSL2, 72%, 46%

HSV2, 84%, 79%

CMYK0%, 80%, 84%, 21%

Lab44.5, 61.26, 45.0

XYZ25.39, 14.18, 2.84

Decimal13248545

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone180 C

Shades of firebrick

#b8251e #a7211b #951e18 #841a16 #721713 #611310 #4f100d #3d0c0a #2c0907 #1a0504

Tints of firebrick

#dc3029 #e0453f #e35b55 #e7706b #ea8581 #ee9b97 #f2b0ad #f5c6c3 #f9dbda #fcf0f0

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#21c3ca Analogous#ca216e Analogous#ca7c21 Triadic#21ca28 Triadic#2821ca Split complementary#21ca7c Split complementary#216fca

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, 80, 84, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca2821 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 80 84 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 78 81 27

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 #ca2821 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca2821; }
.text { color: #ca2821; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca2821; }

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 #ca2821 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca2821 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 #ca2821 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 #ca2821 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

Every value on this page for #ca2821 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.