#4A4E56
#6A6E76
#2E3238
#8E9298
Background
Primary Accent
Secondary
Body Text

Winter Rain Street Color Palette

#4A4E56 · #6A6E76 · #2E3238 · #8E9298

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WCAG Grade
2.7:1
Contrast Ratio
987
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Use #4A4E56 as the background. Use #6A6E76 as the primary accent. Use #2E3238 as secondary. Use #8E9298 as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Winter Rain Street — moody, mono, cool, ocean.

Hex Codes, RGB & CMYK Color Values

Technical breakdown for the Winter Rain 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: 7.6%
74, 78, 86 14%, 9%, 0%, 66% 220°, 8%, 31%
Primary Accent
Luminance: 15.5%
106, 110, 118 10%, 7%, 0%, 54% 220°, 5%, 44%
Secondary
Luminance: 3.1%
46, 50, 56 18%, 11%, 0%, 78% 216°, 10%, 20%
Body Text
Luminance: 28.6%
142, 146, 152 7%, 4%, 0%, 40% 216°, 5%, 58%

Winter Rain Street Tints & Shades

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 Winter Rain Street palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.

#4A4E56 muted blue
#6A6E76 neutral gray
#2E3238 muted blue
#8E9298 neutral gray

Winter Rain Street Palette Contrast Matrix (WCAG 2.1)

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
#8E9298 on #2E3238
Aa Sample Text
4.12:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#2E3238 on #8E9298
Aa Sample Text
4.12:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#8E9298 on #4A4E56
Aa Sample Text
2.67:1 Fail Decorative use only
#4A4E56 on #8E9298
Aa Sample Text
2.67:1 Fail Decorative use only
#2E3238 on #6A6E76
Aa Sample Text
2.52:1 Fail Decorative use only
#6A6E76 on #2E3238
Aa Sample Text
2.52:1 Fail Decorative use only
#8E9298 on #6A6E76
Aa Sample Text
1.64:1 Fail Decorative use only
#6A6E76 on #8E9298
Aa Sample Text
1.64:1 Fail Decorative use only
#6A6E76 on #4A4E56
Aa Sample Text
1.63:1 Fail Decorative use only
#4A4E56 on #6A6E76
Aa Sample Text
1.63:1 Fail Decorative use only
#2E3238 on #4A4E56
Aa Sample Text
1.54:1 Fail Decorative use only
#4A4E56 on #2E3238
Aa Sample Text
1.54:1 Fail Decorative use only

Winter Rain Street Color Psychology & Meaning

A winter rain street is grey from sky to pavement, with colour only in the few things that have been painted recently, and this palette is winter grey with wet dark. It feels drab and honest, the color of a street that reflects its own weather.

Color Harmony: Analogous Scheme

The Winter Rain 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.

Hue Wheel

A analogous palette is often preferred by professional designers because it creates a calm, serene atmosphere by using neighboring colors.

History & Design Context

Winter light in temperate cities is low-angle and heavily filtered by cloud, which reduces contrast and desaturates colour; the effect is strongest in rain, when surfaces are dark and specular.

Best Design Use Cases

Use the winter grey for large surfaces, rain light for links and buttons, wet dark for fine details, and pale sky for text.

Industries This Palette Suits

Fashion editorials, fragrance, premium coffee and spirits.

Colors That Pair Well With Winter Rain Street

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.

orange

directly opposite #6A6E76 on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy

blue

30° beside #6A6E76 — a calm secondary that extends the palette without adding tension

tinted neutral

a paper-white carrying the palette's own hue — perfect for surfaces and dividers

Using Winter Rain Street Without Breaking Accessibility

  • Avoid #6A6E76 for small UI elements on #4A4E56 — at 1.6:1 it misses the 3:1 WCAG threshold; darken it with a shade from the ramp below.
  • Don't set body copy in #8E9298 on #4A4E56 — 2.7:1 fails WCAG AA; keep it for large decorative headings only.
  • Let #2E3238 carry sidebars, cards and footers — at a deep lightness it separates zones without stealing focus from #6A6E76.

How to Implement the Winter Rain Street Color Scheme

To use this Winter Rain 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.

Option 1: CSS Variables

:root { 
  /* {name} Palette - ihatecolors.com */{'
'}  --color-bg: {colors[0]};{'
'}  --color-primary: {colors[1]};{'
'}  --color-secondary: {colors[2]};{'
'}  --color-text: {colors[3]};{'
'} {'}'}

Web Design Tip

Use #4A4E56 for the main background and #6A6E76 for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.

Accessibility Note

The contrast ratio between #8E9298 and #4A4E56 is 2.67:1 (Fail). Ensure your body text remains legible.

Winter Rain Street Palette — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hex codes in the Winter Rain Street color palette?

The Winter Rain Street palette contains #4A4E56, #6A6E76, #2E3238, #8E9298. 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.

Is the Winter Rain Street color palette accessible (WCAG)?

Yes for its strongest pairings: #8E9298 on #2E3238 reaches 4.1:1 (Fail). 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.

What colors go well with the Winter Rain Street palette?

Beyond its own four colors, #76726B, #69657B, #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.

What mood does the Winter Rain Street palette create?

Winter Rain Street reads as moody, mono, cool. Neutral gray drives the personality, grounded by muted blue — a combination that works best when the mid-tone base gets most of the canvas.

Can I use the Winter Rain Street color palette commercially?

Yes. Individual color values can't be copyrighted, so the Winter Rain Street palette is free for personal, client and commercial work — websites, branding, apps, print and social content, with no attribution required.

How do I add the Winter Rain Street palette to Tailwind or CSS?

Use the export panel on this page: CSS variables, a Tailwind config block, SCSS variables, or a Figma copy list are generated from Winter Rain Street's exact values, including the tint and shade ramps shown above.

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