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    The Complete Guide to Air Jordan 3 Colorways

    Written By

    Pete Michael

    Date

    2024.08.25

    This is the sneaker that saved Jordan Brand.

    There may be more preferred models in Mike’s signature line, but there is none more important to its success than the Air Jordan 3. Though it may not have all been Nike’s fault, they and Michael Jordan were at a crossroads at the end of the 1987 season. His Nike contract was up, he’d just suffered a freak injury run, and received a lackluster sophomore design. A young Michael Jordan was weighing up his options on whether to continue with the Checks or to make a move to his beloved adidas. Enter Tinker Hartfield.

    Nike needed a hero to keep them in the Michael Jordan business. It came from, unknowingly at the time, a legend-in-the-making; Tinker Hatfield, a 35-year-old sneaker designer who hadn’t yet worked on Nike’s biggest lines, delivered an approach that was deviously simple: ask Michael exactly what type of sneaker he’d most like to wear.

    Of course, these requests were almost always against Nike’s idea of a market-friendly footwear design, But Tinker delivered on every aspect. Not only did Hatfield dish up a lightweight, mid-cut sneaker complete with visible Air Units and a wild Elephant print overlay, but he also created the Air Jordan Brand identity. During his research, Hatfield noticed an image in the Jordan product research files — a striking shot of Michael dunking with his legs dramatically stretched out. Tinker turned it to a silhouette and put it on the shoe without even consulting his bosses — and the rest is history.

    “Note”Michael Jordan in the Air Jordan 3 "White Cement" circa 1988
    “Note”Mike at the 1988 NBA All-Star Game in the Air Jordan 3 "Black Cement" — he'd score 40 points and win the game's MVP honors.
    “Note”Jordan would also take out the Slam Dunk title in 1988 wearing the "White Cement" Air Jordan 3

    It debuted in 1988 in four colorways and made its first retro return in 1994 during Michael’s first retirement. 2001 was the first year that the silhouette saw non-original colorways, as well as the replacement of Nike Air heel branding for Jumpman, a move that is still debated to this day. It’s played parts in big celebrations, including Black History Month, Anniversaries, and Doernbecher collections, and has more recently seen a move into the collaborative space with efforts from atmos, Vogue, A Ma Maniere, and Fragment — but none more impactful than the sneaker's initial campaign with Spike Lee's Mars Blackmon.

    “Note”Mike and Spike for the 1988 Air Jordan 3 campaign

    Note: This Guide to Air Jordan 3 Colorways is inclusive only of those that saw a retail release (no PE’s, charity exclusives, etc).

    So without further adieu, here is the complete list of Air Jordan 3 releases in history:

    Air Jordan 3 “White Cement”

    Release Date: 1988

    Style Code: 4365
    Color: White/Cement Grey-Black

    Air Jordan 3 “Black Cement”

    Release Date: 1988

    Style Code: 4366
    Color: Black/Cement Grey-White

    Air Jordan 3 “Fire Red”

    Release Date: 1988

    Style Code: 4367
    Color: White/Fire Red

    Air Jordan 3 “True Blue”

    Release Date: 1988

    Style Code: 4368
    Color: White/Cement Grey-True Blue

    Air Jordan 3 “Black Cement”

    Release Date: 1994

    Style Code: 130203-001
    Color: Black/Cement Grey-White

    Air Jordan 3 “White Cement”

    Release Date: 1994

    Style Code: 130203-101
    Color: White/Cement Grey-Black

    Air Jordan 3 “Black Cement”

    Release Date: 07/14/2001

    Style Code: 136064-001
    Color: Black/Cement Grey

    Air Jordan 3 “Mocha”

    Release Date: 09/15/2001

    Style Code: 136064-121
    Color: White/Dark Mocha

    Air Jordan 3 “True Blue”

    Release Date: 11/17/2001

    Style Code: 136064-141
    Color: White/True Blue

    Air Jordan 3 “White Cement”

    Release Date: 04/19/2003

    Style Code: 136064-102
    Color: White/Cement Grey-Fire Red

    Air Jordan 3 “Cool Grey”

    Release Date: 02/24/2007

    Style Code: 315297-062
    Color: Silver/Sport Red-Light Graphite-Orange Peel

    Air Jordan 3 “White Flip”

    Release Date: 03/24/2007

    Style Code: 315767-101
    Color: White/Metallic Silver-Black-Varsity Red

    Air Jordan 3 “Fire Red”

    Release Date: 03/24/2007

    Style Code: 136064-161
    Color: White/Fire Red-Cement Grey

    Air Jordan 3 “Harbor Blue” (W)

    Release Date: 03/24/2007

    Style Code: 315296-142
    Color: White/Harbor Blue-Boarder Blue

    Air Jordan 3 “Do The Right Thing”

    Release Date: 04/14/2007

    Style Code: 315297-471
    Color: Brisk Blue/Radiant Green-Pro Gold

    Air Jordan 3 “Pure Money”

    Release Date: 05/12/2007

    Style Code: 136064-103
    Color: White/Metallic Silver

    Air Jordan 3 “Black Cat”

    Release Date: 06/16/2007

    Style Code: 136064-002
    Color: Black/Dark Charcoal

    Air Jordan 3 “CDP”

    Release Date: 10/18/2008

    Style Code: 340254-061
    Color: Black/Cement Grey-Fire Red

    Air Jordan 3 “True Blue”

    Release Date: 09/08/2009

    Style Code: 136064-141
    Color: White/True Blue

    Air Jordan 3 “Silver Anniversary”

    Release Date: 03/27/2010

    Style Code: 398613-102
    Color: White/Metallic Silver

    Air Jordan 3 “Doernbecher”

    Release Date: 12/04/2010

    Style Code: 437536-600
    Color: Varsity Red/Metallic Silver-Black

    Air Jordan 3 “White Cement”

    Release Date: 01/22/2011

    Style Code: 136064-105
    Color: White/Fire Red-Cement Grey-Black

    Air Jordan 3 “BHM”

    Release Date: 02/26/2011

    Style Code: 455657-001
    Color: Black/Metallic Gold

    Air Jordan 3 “True Blue”

    Release Date: 06/04/2011

    Style Code: 136064-104
    Color: White/True Blue

    Air Jordan 3 “Stealth”

    Release Date: 09/03/2011

    Style Code: 136064-003
    Color: Stealth/Varsity Red-Light Graphite

    Air Jordan 3 “Black Cement”

    Release Date: 11/25/2011

    Style Code: 136064-010
    Color: Black/Varsity Red-Cement Grey

    Air Jordan 3 “Black Flip”

    Release Date: 12/03/2011

    Style Code: 315767-001
    Color: Black/Metallic Silver

    Air Jordan 3 “White Cement” (Retro ’88)

    Release Date: 02/06/2013

    Style Code: 580775-160
    Color: White/Fire Red-Cement Grey-Black

    Air Jordan 3 “Joker”

    Release Date: 02/16/2013

    Style Code: 136064-018
    Color: Black/Electric Green-Canyon Purple-White

    Air Jordan 3 “Crimson”

    Release Date: 02/23/2013

    Style Code: 136064-005
    Color: Black/Bright Crimson-Canyon Purple-Prism Violet

    Air Jordan 3 “Doernbecher”

    Release Date: 07/20/2013

    Style Code: 437536-600
    Color: Varsity Red/Metallic Silver-Black

    Air Jordan 3 “Fire Red”

    Release Date: 08/03/2013

    Style Code: 136064-120
    Color: White/Fire Red-Silver-Black

    Air Jordan 3 “Fear”

    Release Date: 08/24/2013

    Style Code: 626967-040
    Color: Night Stadium/Total Orange-Black-Neutral Grey

    Air Jordan 3 “Powder Blue”

    Release Date: 01/18/2014

    Style Code: 136064-406
    Color: Dark Powder Blue/Black-White-Wolf Grey

    Air Jordan 3 “Infrared 23”

    Release Date: 03/08/2014

    Style Code: 136064-123
    Color: White/Black-Cement Grey-Infrared 23

    Air Jordan 5LAB3

    Release Date: 04/01/2014

    Style Code: 631603-003
    Color: Reflect Silver/Black

    Air Jordan 5LAB3

    Release Date: 05/17/2014

    Style Code: 631603-010
    Color: Black/Black-Clear

    Air Jordan 3 “Wolf Grey”

    Release Date: 07/19/2014

    Style Code: 136064-004
    Color: Wolf Grey/Metallic Silver-Black-White

    Air Jordan 3 “Sport Blue”

    Release Date: 08/16/2014

    Style Code: 136064-007
    Color: Black/Sport Blue-Wolf Grey

    Air Jordan 3 “Cyber Monday”

    Release Date: 10/15/2016

    Style Code: 136064-020
    Color: Black/Black-White

    Air Jordan 3 GS “Purple Dust”

    Release Date: 08/16/2014

    Style Code: 441140-506
    Color: Purple Dust/Atomic Pink

    Air Jordan 3 “True Blue”

    Release Date: 11/25/2016

    Style Code: 854262-106
    Color: White/True Blue-Varsity Red

    Air Jordan 3 “Wool”

    Release Date: 12/17/2016

    Style Code: 854263-004
    Color: Dark Grey/Dark Grey-Sail

    Air Jordan 3 GS “Rio Teal”

    Release Date: 12/24/2016

    Style Code: 441140-018
    Color: Black/Metallic Gold-Rio Teal-White

    atmos x Air Jordan 3 “Safari”

    Release Date: 03/18/2017

    Style Code: 923096-001
    Color: Black/Bonsai-Flax-Kumquat-Chestnut

    Air Jordan 3 GS “Anthracite”

    Release Date: 10/07/2017

    Style Code: 441140-035
    Color: Anthracite/Metallic Red Bronze-White

    Air Jordan 3 GS “Heiress”

    Release Date: 11/04/2017

    Style Code: AA1243-020
    Color: Metallic Silver/Cool Grey-White

    Air Jordan 3 OG "Black Cement"

    Release Date: 02/17/2018

    Style Code: 854262-001
    Color: Black/Fire Red-Cement Grey-White

    Air Jordan 3 Tinker

    Release Date: 03/24/2018

    Style Code: AQ3835-160
    Color: White/Black-Fire Red-Cement Grey

    Air Jordan 3 “Hall of Fame” (Katrina)

    Release Date: 05/12/2018

    Style Code: 136064-116
    Color: White/Fire Red-Cement Grey-Black

    Air Jordan 3 “Particle Beige” (W)

    Release Date: 06/08/2018

    Style Code: AH7859-205
    Color: Particle Beige/Metallic Red Bronze-Sail

    Air Jordan 3 “International Flight”

    Release Date: 06/30/2018

    Style Code: 136064-140
    Color: Sail/Sport Royal-Light Bone-Fire Red

    Air Jordan 3 “Quai 54”

    Release Date: 07/07/2018

    Style Code: AT9195-001
    Color: Black/Black-Electric Green-Infrared 23

    Air Jordan 3 “Pure White”

    Release Date: 07/21/2018

    Style Code: 136064-111
    Color: White/White-White

    Air Jordan 3 Flyknit

    Release Date: 08/15/2018

    Style Code: AQ1005-001
    Color: Black/Black-Anthracite

    Air Jordan 3 JTH “Bio Beige” (Justin Timberlake)

    Release Date: 08/29/2018

    Style Code: AV6683-200
    Color: Bio Beige/Opti Yellow-Bio Beige

    Vogue x Air Jordan 3 AWOK (W)

    Release Date: 09/07/2018

    Style Code: BQ3195-601
    Color: University Red/Sail-Black

    Vogue x Air Jordan 3 AWOK (W)

    Release Date: 09/07/2018

    Style Code: BQ3195-001
    Color: Black/Sail

    Air Jordan 3 “Bordeaux” (W)

    Release Date: 09/21/2018

    Style Code: AH7859-600
    Color: Bordeaux/Bordeaux-Phantom

    Air Jordan 3 “Chlorophyll”

    Release Date: 11/10/2018

    Style Code: 136064-006
    Color: Light Smoke Grey/Chlorophyll-Black

    Air Jordan 3 “Mocha”

    Release Date: 12/15/2018

    Style Code: 136064-122
    Color: White/Dark Mocha-Chrome

    Air Jordan 3 Explorer XX (W)

    Release Date: 12/30/2018

    Style Code: BQ0006-001
    Color: Black/Black-Sail

    Air Jordan 3 Explorer XX (W)

    Release Date: 01/17/2019

    Style Code: BQ0006-401
    Color: Midnight Navy/Light Cream-Light Cream

    Air Jordan 3 Explorer XX (W)

    Release Date: 02/01/2019

    Style Code: BQ8463-003
    Color: Vast Grey/Tropical Twist-Atmosphere

    Air Jordan 3 Explorer Lite XX (W)

    Release Date: 03/30/2019

    Style Code: BQ8394-100
    Color: Sail/Blue Void-Turf Orange

    Air Jordan 3 Tinker (Air Max 1)

    Release Date: 03/31/2019

    Style Code: CJ0939-100
    Color: White/University Red-Neutral Grey

    Air Jordan 3 Explorer Lite XX (W)

    Release Date: 04/22/2019

    Style Code: BQ8394-002
    Color: Desert Sand/Pale Ivory-Pale Ivory-Atmosphere

    Air Jordan 3 Tinker

    Release Date: 07/27/2019

    Style Code: CK4348-007
    Color: Black/Cement Grey-Metallic Gold

    Air Jordan 3 “Knicks”

    Release Date: 09/21/2019

    Style Code: 136064-148
    Color: White/Old Royal-University Orange-Tech Grey

    Air Jordan 3 “Animal Instinct”

    Release Date: 12/19/2019

    Style Code: CK4344-002
    Color: Black/Sail/Gum Light Brown/Multi-Color

    Air Jordan 3 GS “Barely Grape”

    Release Date: 01/04/2020

    Style Code: 441140-500
    Color: Barely Grape/Hyper Crimson-Fire Pink

    Air Jordan 3 “Red Cement” (Chi)

    Release Date: 02/11/2020

    Style Code: CU2277-600
    Color: Fire Red/Fire Red/Cement Grey/Black

    Air Jordan 3 “Red Cement”

    Release Date: 02/15/2020

    Style Code: CK5692-600
    Color: Fire Red/Fire Red/Cement Grey/Black

    Air Jordan 3 “UNC”

    Release Date: 03/07/2020

    Style Code: CT8532-104
    Color: White/Valor Blue-Tech Grey

    Air Jordan 3 “Animal Instinct 2.0”

    Release Date: 06/26/2020

    Style Code: CV3583-003
    Color: Black/Black/White/Gorge Green

    Air Jordan 3 “Varsity Royal”

    Release Date: 06/27/2020

    Style Code: CT8532-400
    Color: Varsity Royal/Varsity Royal

    Air Jordan 3 “Denim” (CO.JP)

    Release Date: 08/08/2020

    Style Code: CZ6433-100
    Color: White/Fire Red-Black

    Air Jordan 3 “Laser Orange” (W)

    Release Date: 08/21/2020

    Style Code: CK9246-108
    Color: White/Laser Orange-Cement Grey-Black

    Air Jordan 3 “Denim” (Nike Air)

    Release Date: 08/27/2020

    Style Code: CZ6431-100
    Color: White/Fire Red-Black

    Fragment x Air Jordan 3

    Release Date: 09/17/2020

    Style Code: DA3595-100
    Color: White/White-Black

    Air Jordan 3 “Court Purple”

    Release Date: 11/21/2020

    Style Code: CT8532-050
    Color: Black/Cement Grey-White-Court Purple

    Air Jordan 3 “Cool Grey”

    Release Date: 02/20/2021

    Style Code: CT8532-012
    Color: Silver/Light Graphite-Orange Peel-Sport Red

    Air Jordan 3 “Georgetown”

    Release Date: 03/20/2021

    Style Code: CT8532-401
    Color: Midnight Navy/Cement Grey-White

    Air Jordan 3 GS “Electric Green”

    Release Date: 05/12/2018

    Style Code: DA2304-003
    Color: Black/White-Electric Green-Violet Shock

    Air Jordan 3 “Rust Pink” (W)

    Release Date: 05/28/2021

    Style Code: CK9246-600
    Color: Sail/Rust Pink-White-Crimson

    A Ma Maniere x Air Jordan 3 (W)

    Release Date: 06/10/2021

    Style Code: DH3434-110
    Color: White/Medium Grey-Violet Ore-White

    Air Jordan 3 “Racer Blue”

    Release Date: 07/10/2021

    Style Code: CT8532-145
    Color: White/Black-Cement Grey-Racer Blue

    Air Jordan 3 “Pine Green”

    Release Date: 11/13/2021

    Style Code: CT8532-030
    Color: Black/Pine Green-Cement Grey-White

    Air Jordan 3 “Camo”

    Release Date: 11/29/2021

    Style Code: DO1830-200
    Color: N/A

    Air Jordan 3 “Cardinal”

    Release Date: 02/19/2022

    Style Code: CT8532-126
    Color: White/Light Curry-Cardinal Red-Cement Grey

    Air Jordan 3 GS “Kumquat”

    Release Date: 03/02/2022

    Style Code: 441140-088
    Color: Black/Kumquat/Team Orange/White

    Air Jordan 3 SE “Muslin”

    Release Date: 03/25/2022

    Style Code: DH7139-100
    Color: Muslin/University Red-Cement Grey-Sail

    Air Jordan 3 “Neapolitan”

    Release Date: 05/14/2022

    Style Code: CK9246-102
    Color: White/Dark Mocha-Atmosphere-Sail

    Air Jordan 3 “Desert Elephant”

    Release Date: 07/30/2022

    Style Code: CT8532-008
    Color: Black/Rush Orange-Fossil Stone-Sail

    Air Jordan 3 “Dark Iris”

    Release Date: 08/24/2022

    Style Code: CT8532-105
    Color: White/Black-Dark Iris-Cement Grey

    Air Jordan 3 OG “Fire Red”

    Release Date: 09/10/2022

    Style Code: DN3707-160
    Color: White/Fire Red/Cement Grey/Black

    Air Jordan 3 “Black/Gold” (W)

    Release Date: 10/06/2022

    Style Code: CK9246-067
    Color: Black/Fire Red-Metallic Gold-Cement Grey

    Air Jordan 3 Winterized “Archaeo Brown”

    Release Date: 10/08/2022

    Style Code: DR8869-200
    Color: Archaeo Brown/Dark Smoke Grey/Fossil Stone/Light Bordeaux/Cement Grey

    Air Jordan 3 GS “Mars Stone”

    Release Date: 01/27/2023

    Style Code: DV7028-108
    Color: White/Black-Marstone-Team Orange

    Air Jordan 3 “White Cement” (Reimagined)

    Release Date: 03/11/2023

    Style Code: DN3707-100
    Color: Summit White/Fire Red/Black/Cement Grey

    Air Jordan 3 “Wizards”

    Release Date: 04/29/2023

    Style Code: CT8532-148
    Color: White/Metallic Copper-True Blue-Cement Grey

    Air Jordan 3 “Lucky Green” (W)

    Release Date: 05/18/2023

    Style Code: CK9246-136
    Color: White/Varsity Red-Lucky Green-Cement Grey-Anthracite-Sail

    Air Jordan 3 GS “Hide N' Sneak”

    Release Date: 06/06/2023

    Style Code: DX6665-100
    Color: WHITE/BLACK/IRON/SAIL/CEMENT GREY

    Air Jordan 3 “Palomino”

    Release Date: 07/29/2023

    Style Code: CT8532-102
    Color: Light Orewood Brown/Metallic Gold-Light British Tan-Palomino

    J Balvin x Air Jordan 3

    Release Date: 09/23/2023

    Style Code: FN0344-901

    Color: Multi-Color

    Air Jordan 3 “Off-Noir”

    Release Date: 11/15/2023

    Style Code: CK9246-001

    Color: Off Noir/Black-Coconut Milk-Cement Grey-Anthracite-Sail

    Air Jordan 3 “Fear”

    Release Date: 11/25/2023

    Style Code: CT8532-080

    Color: Night Stadium/Total Orange-Black

    Air Jordan 3 “Doernbecher”

    Release Date: 12/2502/2023

    Style Code: FZ3030-919

    Color: Multi-Color/Multi-Color-Multi-Color

    Air Jordan 3 “Midnight Navy”

    Release Date: 12/16/2023

    Style Code: CT8532-140

    Color: White/Midnight Navy-Cement Grey-Black

    Air Jordan 3 Craft “Ivory”

    Release Date: 02/03/2024

    Style Code: FJ9479-100

    Color: Ivory/Grey Mist-Cream

    Air Jordan 3 “Green Glow”

    Release Date: 02/03/2024

    Style Code: CT8532-031

    Color: Black/Green Glow-Wolf Grey-White

    Air Jordan 3 GS “Floral”

    Release Date: 03/28/2024

    Style Code: 441140-100

    Color: White/Anthracite-Red Stardust-Sail-Saturn Gold

    Air Jordan 3 “Georgia Peach”

    Release Date: 04/23/2024

    Style Code: CK9246-121

    Color: White/Cosmic Clay-Sail-Cement Grey-Anthracite

    J Balvin x Air Jordan 3

    Release Date: 05/22/2024

    Style Code: FN0344-001

    Color: Black/Solar Flare-Total Crimson Abyss

    Air Jordan 3 “Quai 54”

    Release Date: 06/03/2024

    Style Code: FZ5649-100

    Color: Summit White/Off-Noir-Game Royal-Burnt Sunrise-Sail

    Nina Chanel Abney x Air Jordan 3

    Release Date: 06/20/2024

    Style Code: FZ7974-300

    Color: Bicoastal/Black-Malachite-Fossil

    Air Jordan 3 “WNBA”

    Release Date: 07/19/2024

    Style Code: HM4301-200

    Color: Dark Driftwood/Sail-Hemp-Velvet Brown

    Air Jordan 3 “Wings”

    Release Date: 07/30/2024

    Style Code: HM6993-100

    Color: White/Fire Red/Off White/Vintage Green/Rose

    Air Jordan 3 GS “Moto”

    Release Date: 08/23/2024

    Style Code: FV5437-001

    Color: Black/Hyper Jade/White/Siren Red

    A Ma Maniére x Air Jordan 3

    Release Date: 08/27/2024

    Style Code: FZ4811-001

    Color: Black/Black-Flat Pewter-Violet Ore

    Air Jordan 3 “Cement Grey”

    Release Date: 08/31/2024

    Style Code: CT8532-106

    Color: Summit White/Fire Red-Cement Grey-Black

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