Fire Brick

Fire Brick is a dark, saturated red color with the hex code #B22222 (hue 0°, saturation 68%, lightness 42%). It is also the CSS named color firebrick.

#B22222

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Fire Brick	`#B22222`	178, 34, 34	0°, 68%, 42%	0, 81, 81, 30	49.7% 0.180 27

Contrast with white text 6.68:1, with black text 3.14:1 — use white text on Fire Brick.

firebrick is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: firebrick works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#F7D4D4

#EB9494

#DE5454

#C12525

#801919

#400C0C

Colors that go with Fire Brick

Six color schemes built on Fire Brick with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Larkspur Blue (#20AEB1), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Brown (CSS) (brown): Brown (CSS) (#A52A2A) is darker than Fire Brick (relative luminance 0.098 vs 0.107) and less saturated, with the same hue.
Sienna (CSS) (sienna): Sienna (CSS) (#A0522D) is lighter than Fire Brick (relative luminance 0.137 vs 0.107) and less saturated, with its hue 19° away.
Crimson (crimson): Crimson (#DC143C) is lighter than Fire Brick (relative luminance 0.160 vs 0.107) and more saturated, with its hue 12° away.
Saddle Brown (saddlebrown): Saddle Brown (#8B4513) is darker than Fire Brick (relative luminance 0.098 vs 0.107) and more saturated, with its hue 25° away.

Similar medium red colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Fire Brick?

#B22222 — RGB 178, 34, 34, HSL 0°, 68%, 42%.

Is Fire Brick a warm or cool color?

Warm — its hue sits at 0° on the color wheel.