Kirsch is deep, 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 | #4decd4 |
| Complementary Color | #12b299 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (350.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Kirsch Color. The Cherry Shine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Red Herring (#dd1144) for more energetic effect. Try California Sunset as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#12b299 is the best complementary color to Kirsch. 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 #b2132b complementary color is Mountain Meadow, 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 Shiraz are #b2127a and #b24a12. Thus found on the left and right of #b2132b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Fiery Orange colors as they work well with Kirsch.
The split-complementary Kirsch palette consists of #127ab2 and #12b24a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#12b299). Try Denim and Malachite colors in combination with #b2132b, 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 #b2132b 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. Thus Torea Bay and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kirsch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Meadow, Lima, and Blue Gem split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2132b 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 tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#12b299) and two others. The La Palma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Mountain Meadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2bb212 and #9912b2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b2132b is made of 74% red, 8% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Kirsch has a hue angle of 350.94°, a saturation of 80.71% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2132b is made of 0% cyan, 62.35% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #b2132b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,19,43) |
| RGB Percentage | 74%, 8%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 62.35, 52.94, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(350.94,80.71%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(350.94,89.33%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.0305,59.6123,31.2242) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.029,10.1051,3.233) |