Firebrick (#B22222)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.68:1 — vs black: 3.14:1

Color values

HEX #B22222
RGB rgb(178, 34, 34)
HSL hsl(0, 67%, 41%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 81, 81, 30 )
Websafe #993333

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B22222 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Firebrick
#B22222 Base

#22B2B2

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Firebrick
#B22222 Base

#B2226A

#B26A22

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Firebrick
#B22222 Base

#22B222

#2222B2

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Firebrick
#B22222 Base

#22B26A

#226AB2

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Firebrick
#B22222 Base

#6AB222

#22B2B2

#6A22B2

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Firebrick
#B22222 Base

#320909

#721616

#901B1B

#D42929

#DB4545

#E88585

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Firebrick, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #150404

— #350A0A

— #541010

— #731616

— #931C1C

Firebrick #B22222 Base

— #D83333

— #E16060

— #E98E8E

— #F2BCBC

— #FBEAEA

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #B22222. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #B22222;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #B22222;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #B22222;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #B22222,
        #22B2B2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #B22222,
        #22B2B2
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$firebrick: #B22222;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$firebrick-r: 178;
$firebrick-g: 34;
$firebrick-b: 34;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $firebrick;
    color: rgba($firebrick-r, $firebrick-g, $firebrick-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Firebrick appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #B22222 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #696913 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #474724 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #B22222 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #5C5C5C Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Firebrick ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Firebrick #B22222 Base

Carnelian #B31B1B ΔE 1.35

Upsdell Red #AE2029 ΔE 2.65

Brown #A52A2A ΔE 3.12

International Orange (engineering) #BA160C ΔE 4.40

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.