Kirsch Red is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #68b6ac |
| Complementary Color | #49978d |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Kirsch Red Color. The Pirat's Wine color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Antique Rosewood (#72393f) for more calm effect. Try Dark Sakura as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#49978d is the best complementary color to Kirsch Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #974953 complementary color is Smalt Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rust are #974979 and #976649. Thus found on the left and right of #974953 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Kirsch Red.
The split-complementary Kirsch Red palette consists of #497997 and #499766 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#49978d). Try Wedgewood and Fruit Salad colors in combination with #974953, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #974953 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kirsch Red. Thus Victoria and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kirsch Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Asparagus, and Butterfly Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #974953 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kirsch Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#49978d) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #529749 and #8c4997.
In a RGB color space, hex #974953 is made of 49% red, 24% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Kirsch Red has a hue angle of 352.31°, a saturation of 34.82% and a lightness of 43.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #974953 is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #974953 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,73,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 24%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.59, 26.67, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(352.31,34.82%,43.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.31,51.66%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.1667,33.6734,9.5063) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7064,11.9689,9.6133) |