Firebrick

#b0342d

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 #b0342d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b0342d
RGB176, 52, 45
HSL3, 59%, 43%
HSV3, 74%, 69%
CMYK0%, 70%, 74%, 31%
Lab41.02, 49.66, 33.28
XYZ19.61, 11.88, 3.74
Decimal11547693
Web safe#993333
Pantone1805 C
Pantone1805 CHex#b0342dRgb176 52 45Cmyk0 70 74 31Lab41 50 33Darker#3e1210Deep#77231eLighter#cc5e58

Shades of firebrick

Tints of firebrick

Colors that go with firebrick

Firebrick in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 70, 74, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b0342d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 70 74 31
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 68 72 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 #b0342d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b0342d; }
.text { color: #b0342d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0342d; }

How firebrick looks on light and dark

Firebrick and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b0342d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.22:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
3.38:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b0342d 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 #b0342d 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 #b0342d 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #b0342d is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.