China flag colors
China specifies its flag in national standard GB 12983-2004, which states the colours in CIE 1964 xyY under D65 illumination rather than in anything a browser can use. The values below come from the reference image, not from the standard, and the two are not the same thing.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | primary | #EE1C25 | 238, 28, 37 | 357, 86%, 52% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Yellow | secondary | #FFFF00 | 255, 255, 0 | 60, 100%, 50% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Red passes AA for body text on black, at 4.8 to 1.
Of 12 ordered pairs in this palette, 6 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 10 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Red | Yellow | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 4.0Red on Yellow, fails AA for body text | 4.3Red on White, fails AA for body text | 4.8Red on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Yellow | 4.0Yellow on Red, fails AA for body text | 1.1Yellow on White, fails AA for body text | 19.6Yellow on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 4.3White on Red, fails AA for body text | 1.1White on Yellow, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 4.8Black on Red, passes AA for body text | 19.6Black on Yellow, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_China
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