Ghana flag colors
The first flag to take Ethiopia's green, gold and red after independence, which is how those became the pan-African colors that a dozen other flags now use. The black star in the center is the only black on it, at under three percent.
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Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | primary | #CE1126 | 206, 17, 38 | 353, 85%, 44% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Gold | secondary | #FCD116 | 252, 209, 22 | 49, 97%, 54% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Green | accent | #006B3F | 0, 107, 63 | 155, 100%, 21% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Black | text | #000000 | 0, 0, 0 | 0, 0%, 0% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
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Contrast pairs
Red passes AA for body text on white, at 5.6 to 1.
Of 28 ordered pairs in this palette, 12 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 24 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Red | Gold | Green | Black | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 3.8Red on Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.2Red on Green, fails AA for body text | 3.7Red on Black, fails AA for body text | 5.6Red on White, passes AA for body text | 3.7Red on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Gold | 3.8Gold on Red, fails AA for body text | 4.5Gold on Green, fails AA for body text | 14.3Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | 1.5Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 14.3Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Green | 1.2Green on Red, fails AA for body text | 4.5Green on Gold, fails AA for body text | 3.2Green on Black, fails AA for body text | 6.6Green on White, passes AA for body text | 3.2Green on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Black | 3.7Black on Red, fails AA for body text | 14.3Black on Gold, passes AA for body text | 3.2Black on Green, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | ||
| White | 5.6White on Red, passes AA for body text | 1.5White on Gold, fails AA for body text | 6.6White on Green, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 3.7Black on Red, fails AA for body text | 14.3Black on Gold, passes AA for body text | 3.2Black on Green, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ghana.svg
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