Palettes / Colors / #8F144B

#8F144B — Pink

#8F144B is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #8F144B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#8F144B is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #148F58; it also sits naturally between #8F1489 and #8F1B14. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 56% · Green 8% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 48% · Key 44%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #8F144B

.text { color: #8F144B; }
.background { background-color: #8F144B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8F144B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(143, 20, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(333, 75%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8F144B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(143, 20, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8F144B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(143, 20, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8F144B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8F144B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #148F58:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8F144B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8F144B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #8F144B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8F144B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8F144B?

#8F144B is Pink, a pink color (RGB 143, 20, 75). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8F144B?

#8F144B is RGB 143, 20, 75 — HSL 333°, 75%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 48%, 44%.

What colors go with #8F144B?

Its complement is #148F58; analogous partners are #8F1489 and #8F1B14. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8F144B for text?

White text on #8F144B has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.37:1.