#3E4A52 · #5E6E78 · #242C34 · #8E9AA2
Use #3E4A52 as the background. Use #5E6E78 as the primary accent. Use #242C34 as secondary. Use #8E9AA2 as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Rain Soaked Street — moody, night, ocean, mono.
Technical breakdown for the Rain Soaked Street color scheme. Use these values for web design (HEX/RGB), print projects (CMYK), or specialized design software (HSL).
| Swatch | Design Role | HEX | RGB | CMYK | HSL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background Luminance: 6.5% | 62, 74, 82 | 24%, 10%, 0%, 68% | 204°, 14%, 28% | ||
| Primary Accent Luminance: 14.9% | 94, 110, 120 | 22%, 8%, 0%, 53% | 203°, 12%, 42% | ||
| Secondary Luminance: 2.4% | 36, 44, 52 | 31%, 15%, 0%, 80% | 210°, 18%, 17% | ||
| Body Text Luminance: 31.5% | 142, 154, 162 | 12%, 5%, 0%, 36% | 204°, 10%, 60% |
Hover states, borders and elevation need lighter and darker steps of your base colors. Here are computed tints and shades for every color in the Rain Soaked Street palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.
Every color tested as text on every other color as background. Body copy needs 4.5:1 (AA), large text and UI components 3:1. AAA requires 7:1.
| Text on Background | Preview | Ratio | Grade | Safe For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8E9AA2 on #242C34 |
Aa Sample Text
| 4.91:1 | AA | Body text, UI |
| #242C34 on #8E9AA2 |
Aa Sample Text
| 4.91:1 | AA | Body text, UI |
| #8E9AA2 on #3E4A52 |
Aa Sample Text
| 3.16:1 | Fail | Large headings, UI components |
| #3E4A52 on #8E9AA2 |
Aa Sample Text
| 3.16:1 | Fail | Large headings, UI components |
| #242C34 on #5E6E78 |
Aa Sample Text
| 2.68:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #5E6E78 on #242C34 |
Aa Sample Text
| 2.68:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #8E9AA2 on #5E6E78 |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.83:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #5E6E78 on #8E9AA2 |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.83:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #5E6E78 on #3E4A52 |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.72:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #3E4A52 on #5E6E78 |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.72:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #242C34 on #3E4A52 |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.55:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #3E4A52 on #242C34 |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.55:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
The Rain Soaked Street palette is built using a analogous relationship between its hues. This ensures that even with high-contrast accents, the overall scheme feels balanced and intentional.
A analogous palette is often preferred by professional designers because it creates a calm, serene atmosphere by using neighboring colors.
Need a fifth color? These three companions are computed from the palette's own hue positions on the color wheel, so they extend the scheme without breaking its harmony.
directly opposite #5E6E78 on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy
30° beside #5E6E78 — a calm secondary that extends the palette without adding tension
a paper-white carrying the palette's own hue — perfect for surfaces and dividers
To use this Rain Soaked Street color palette in your web project, you can copy the following CSS variables or Tailwind CSS configuration. These roles ensure your UI maintains accessibility and visual hierarchy.
:root {
/* {name} Palette - ihatecolors.com */{'
'} --color-bg: {colors[0]};{'
'} --color-primary: {colors[1]};{'
'} --color-secondary: {colors[2]};{'
'} --color-text: {colors[3]};{'
'} {'}'}Use #3E4A52 for the main background and #5E6E78 for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.
The contrast ratio between #8E9AA2 and #3E4A52 is 3.16:1 (Fail). Ensure your body text remains legible.
The Rain Soaked Street palette contains #3E4A52, #5E6E78, #242C34, #8E9AA2. Click any swatch on this page to copy its value, or export all four at once as CSS variables, Tailwind config, SCSS or a Figma-ready list.
Yes for its strongest pairings: #8E9AA2 on #242C34 reaches 4.9:1 (AA). For body text always keep a 4.5:1 ratio and for large UI elements 3:1 — the full contrast matrix above shows the exact score for every color-on-color combination in this palette.
Beyond its own four colors, #78685E, #606376, #ECEDEE extend it naturally: the complementary hue for high-energy accents, an analogous neighbor for calm transitions, and a tinted neutral for surfaces. All three are computed from this palette's hues on the color wheel.
Rain Soaked Street reads as moody, night, ocean. Muted cyan-blue drives the personality, grounded by muted cyan-blue — a combination that works best when the mid-tone base gets most of the canvas.
Yes. Individual color values can't be copyrighted, so the Rain Soaked Street palette is free for personal, client and commercial work — websites, branding, apps, print and social content, with no attribution required.
Use the export panel on this page: CSS variables, a Tailwind config block, SCSS variables, or a Figma copy list are generated from Rain Soaked Street's exact values, including the tint and shade ramps shown above.