Ireland flag colors
Green, white and orange in exact vertical thirds, and the meaning is unusually explicit: green for the nationalist tradition, orange for the unionist one, and the white between them for peace between the two. Reversing the order gives the flag of Ivory Coast.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | primary | #169B62 | 22, 155, 98 | 154, 75%, 35% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Orange | secondary | #FF883E | 255, 136, 62 | 23, 100%, 62% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Green passes AA for body text on black, at 5.9 to 1.
Of 18 ordered pairs in this palette, 8 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 12 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Green | White | Orange | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 3.6Green on White, fails AA for body text | 1.5Green on Orange, fails AA for body text | 3.6Green on White, fails AA for body text | 5.9Green on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 3.6White on Green, fails AA for body text | 2.4White on Orange, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Orange | 1.5Orange on Green, fails AA for body text | 2.4Orange on White, fails AA for body text | 2.4Orange on White, fails AA for body text | 8.8Orange on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 3.6White on Green, fails AA for body text | 2.4White on Orange, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 5.9Black on Green, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 8.8Black on Orange, passes 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_Ireland.svg
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