What color is #3B3C36?

#3B3C36 is a dark gray known as Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Black Olive?

The RGB value is 59, 60, 54: 59 red, 60 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Black Olive?

The complementary color is #37363C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3C36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Black Olive color: hex code #3B3C36

#3B3C36 rgb(59, 60, 54)

Shades of gray

Black Olive has the hex code #3B3C36. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 23.5% green and 21.2% blue (59, 60, 54).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 5% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 76% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

Black Olive (#3B3C36) color codes

HEX	`#3B3C36`
RGB	`rgb(59, 60, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 23.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 5%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 10%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.04, -1.74, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.04, 3.97, 116.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.085, 4.428, 4.129)`
Decimal	`3882038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Black Olive, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3B3C36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3C36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3B3C36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3c36; }
.text { color: #3b3c36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3c36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 60 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3c36, #383c36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3B3C36 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3B3C36?: #3B3C36 is a dark gray known as Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Black Olive?: The RGB value is 59, 60, 54: 59 red, 60 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Black Olive?: The complementary color is #37363C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3C36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.