China flag colors
China specifies its flag in national standard GB 12983-2004, which states the colors 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.
Palette image
Every swatch on this page, as one image you can save or share.
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 |
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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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