What color is #495F79?

#495F79 is a dark, muted blue. In RGB it is rgb(73, 95, 121), and in HSL hsl(213, 25%, 38%).

Is #495F79 accessible as text?

On white, #495F79 has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 3.20:1 (fails). For text placed on #495F79, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #495F79?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mist-600 (#4B585B).

What colors go well with #495F79?

#495F79 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #796349. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #495F79 below.

Is #495F79 good for buttons?

#495F79 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #495F79 — black text only reaches 3.20:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #495F79 the same as CSS dimgray?

No — #495F79 is not the CSS named color dimgray, but dimgray (#696969) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#495F79 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #495F79

Not just a swatch — here's how #495F79 works with other colors. Named schemes with #495F79 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #495F79 Accent #A5C4C1 Surface #DDDBBF Secondary #9AA0A1 Anchor #20344A

Iron Gray opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #495F79 Secondary #AEB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7D93A6 Anchor #2E3236

Iron Gray keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #495F79 Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #5A6672 Accent #6D829A

Iron Gray is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Iron Gray.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #495F79 Secondary #7F4537 Surface #E1DDC1 Accent #375246 Anchor #57233B

Iron Gray plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F6F4EF Accent #495F79 Secondary #7E8690 Support #9D8F89 Ink #16140F

Iron Gray is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Iron Gray carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #495F79 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 36/100

Cool

Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.

Softness 46/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 50/100

Moderate

Mid depth — usable as an accent or a muted ground.

Naturalness 0/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 43/100

Moderate

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 55/100

Moderate

Understated — leans refined without going austere.

Brand distinctiveness 19/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 68/100

High

Strong interactive accent — visible and can carry a legible label.

Surface fit 39/100

Low

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 89/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 6.6:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #DADFE5 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #494E79 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #495F79 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #495F79;
  --color-base-rgb: 73 95 121;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(47.8% 0.050 253.0);
  --color-50: #F5F7F9;
  --color-100: #E5EAF0;
  --color-200: #CCD5E0;
  --color-300: #A7B6C8;
  --color-400: #8497AE;
  --color-500: #647890;
  --color-600: #515F70;
  --color-700: #3D4651;
  --color-800: #2A3036;
  --color-900: #1B1E22;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  iron-gray: {
    50: '#F5F7F9',
    100: '#E5EAF0',
    200: '#CCD5E0',
    300: '#A7B6C8',
    400: '#8497AE',
    500: '#647890',
    600: '#515F70',
    700: '#3D4651',
    800: '#2A3036',
    900: '#1B1E22',
  },
}

$base: #495F79;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F5F7F9;
$base-100: #E5EAF0;
$base-200: #CCD5E0;
$base-300: #A7B6C8;
$base-400: #8497AE;
$base-500: #647890;
$base-600: #515F70;
$base-700: #3D4651;
$base-800: #2A3036;
$base-900: #1B1E22;
$base-hover: #3A4C61;
$base-subtle: #C7CFD9;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#495F79",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F5F7F9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#E5EAF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#CCD5E0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#A7B6C8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#8497AE",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#647890",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#515F70",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#3D4651",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#2A3036",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1B1E22",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #495F79

Color Lab

Pairs with #495F79

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