CSS named color

Firebrick #B22222

Firebrick is red. Below: every color format, WCAG contrast against black and white, its tints, shades and tones, and the harmonies that pair with it.

Color values

Contrast & accessibility

WCAG contrast ratio of Firebrick used as a foreground on white and black backgrounds.

Aa The quick brown fox
6.68:1

On white

AA ✓ AAA ✕ AA Large ✓
Aa The quick brown fox
3.14:1

On black

AA ✕ AAA ✕ AA Large ✓

Tints, shades & tones

Systematic variations of Firebrick — click any swatch to copy its hex.

Tintsmixed toward white
Shadesmixed toward black
Tonesmixed toward gray

Color harmonies

Palettes built from Firebrick by rotating its hue. Each swatch links to its closest named color.

Complementary

#B22222 ≈ Brown #22B4B4 ≈ Light Sea Green

Analogous

#B4226B ≈ Medium Violet Red #B22222 ≈ Brown #B46B22 ≈ Chocolate

Triadic

#B22222 ≈ Brown #22B422 ≈ Lime Green #2222B4 ≈ Medium Blue

Split-complementary

#B22222 ≈ Brown #22B46B ≈ Medium Sea Green #226BB4 ≈ Steel Blue

Tetradic

#B22222 ≈ Brown #6BB422 ≈ Olive Drab #22B4B4 ≈ Light Sea Green #6B22B4 ≈ Rebecca Purple

Use Firebrick in your stack

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

Works for any property: text-[#b22222], border-[#b22222].

CSS custom property

Reference it anywhere with var(--color).

Build a full theme

Turn Firebrick into a complete shadcn/ui palette — light & dark, contrast-checked, one-command install.

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Similar named colors

Brown #A52A2A Crimson #DC143C Saddle Brown #8B4513 Sienna #A0522D Dark Red #8B0000 Maroon #800000

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