Black Olive (#3B3C36)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 11.14:1 — vs black: 1.89:1

Color values

  • HEX #3B3C36
  • RGB rgb(59, 60, 54)
  • HSL hsl(70, 10%, 23%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 1.67, 0, 10, 76.47 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B3C36 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Black Olive
#3B3C36 Base
#37363C
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Black Olive
#3B3C36 Base
#3C3A36
#383C36
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Black Olive
#3B3C36 Base
#363B3C
#3C363B
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Black Olive
#3B3C36 Base
#36383C
#3A363C
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Black Olive
#3B3C36 Base
#363C3A
#37363C
#3C3638
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Black Olive
#3B3C36 Base
#0D0D0C
#131412
#262723
#505149
#63645A
#8A8C7F
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Black Olive, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0D0D0C
#161714
#20201D
#292925
#32332E
Black Olive #3B3C36 Base
#616359
#878A7D
#ABADA4
#CFD0CB
#F3F3F2
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #3B3C36. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #3B3C36;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #3B3C36;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #3B3C36;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #3B3C36,
        #383642
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #3B3C36,
        #383642
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$black-olive: #3B3C36;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$black-olive-r: 59;
$black-olive-g: 60;
$black-olive-b: 54;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $black-olive;
    color: rgba($black-olive-r, $black-olive-g, $black-olive-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Black Olive appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #3B3C36 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #3C3C36 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3C3C36 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #3C3B3B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #3B3B3B Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Black Olive ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Black Olive #3B3C36 Base
Onyx #353839 ΔE 4.60
Jet #343434 ΔE 4.68
Outer Space #414A4C ΔE 7.25
Charleston Green #232B2B ΔE 7.58

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.