Ethiopia flag colors
Ethiopia is the source of the pan-African green, yellow and red, having kept its independence while the rest of the continent was colonised, and every colour on its flag carries a stated meaning: green for development, yellow for hope, red for the blood spent defending the country. All four values have a Pantone reference behind them.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | primary | #078930 | 7, 137, 48 | 139, 90%, 28% | 347 C | -- | Fill screen |
| Yellow | secondary | #FCDD09 | 252, 221, 9 | 52, 98%, 51% | Yellow C | -- | Fill screen |
| Red | accent | #DA121A | 218, 18, 26 | 358, 85%, 46% | 032 C | -- | Fill screen |
| Blue | accent | #0645B1 | 6, 69, 177 | 218, 93%, 36% | 2728 | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Green passes AA for body text on black, at 4.6 to 1.
Of 30 ordered pairs in this palette, 14 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 20 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Green | Yellow | Red | Blue | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 3.3Green on Yellow, fails AA for body text | 1.1Green on Red, fails AA for body text | 1.9Green on Blue, fails AA for body text | 4.5Green on White, passes AA for body text | 4.6Green on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Yellow | 3.3Yellow on Green, fails AA for body text | 3.8Yellow on Red, fails AA for body text | 6.2Yellow on Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.4Yellow on White, fails AA for body text | 15.5Yellow on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Red | 1.1Red on Green, fails AA for body text | 3.8Red on Yellow, fails AA for body text | 1.6Red on Blue, fails AA for body text | 5.1Red on White, passes AA for body text | 4.1Red on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Blue | 1.9Blue on Green, fails AA for body text | 6.2Blue on Yellow, passes AA for body text | 1.6Blue on Red, fails AA for body text | 8.4Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 2.5Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 4.5White on Green, passes AA for body text | 1.4White on Yellow, fails AA for body text | 5.1White on Red, passes AA for body text | 8.4White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 4.6Black on Green, passes AA for body text | 15.5Black on Yellow, passes AA for body text | 4.1Black on Red, fails AA for body text | 2.5Black on Blue, fails 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_Ethiopia
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