#B2132BKirsch (#B2132B) is a dark, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 22°, lightness 0.49 and chroma 0.188. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #B2132B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 19, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 81%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 89%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 89%, 76%, 30%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(38 59.6 31.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.489 0.188 22) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Kirsch is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b20927 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#b51029 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#b2132b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b3142c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Kirsch in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 6.95:1 and against black 3.02:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ff8f8c · #df5e60 · #b2132b · #89001b · #51000b · #200001
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c46614 · #be4317 · #b2132b · #950041 · #75004b · #55004c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e2b06d · #d08b00 · #9e7438 · #b2132b · #85001a · #58000d
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00deea · #d68a87 · #9f7371 · #b2132b · #6f2628 · #411717
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#def8f9 · #cbaba9 · #6c7e7f · #b2132b · #5e3e3d · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f6 · #bccdce · #8da1a2 · #0c282a · #000607 · #b2132b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbd8b3 · #d19fbb · #2b9ac3 · #b2132b · #3f4d75 · #030f27
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cffcff · #00d2a9 · #0085b3 · #b2132b · #005542 · #00040a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddfcd9 · #79cc70 · #3673e7 · #b2132b · #0f3f9b · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2f6cb · #b7bd39 · #008b93 · #b2132b · #4d2d94 · #000203
#C64449 · #D86767 · #E98885 · #FAA8A5 · #FFCCCA
#98001F · #7C0017 · #610010 · #470008 · #2F0003
#A33338 · #944444 · #83504F
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.