South Africa flag colors
Six colours, more than any other national flag, arranged around a horizontal Y that converges from the hoist. It was designed in a week in 1994 and adopted for the election that ended apartheid, and it is the only national flag with no single dominant colour: green leads at just 31 percent.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | primary | #007749 | 0, 119, 73 | 157, 100%, 23% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Red | secondary | #E03C31 | 224, 60, 49 | 4, 74%, 54% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Blue | accent | #001489 | 0, 20, 137 | 231, 100%, 27% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Black | text | #000000 | 0, 0, 0 | 0, 0%, 0% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Gold | accent | #FFB81C | 255, 184, 28 | 41, 100%, 55% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Green passes AA for body text on white, at 5.6 to 1.
Of 52 ordered pairs in this palette, 26 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 38 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Green | Red | Blue | White | Black | Gold | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 1.3Green on Red, fails AA for body text | 2.6Green on Blue, fails AA for body text | 5.6Green on White, passes AA for body text | 3.7Green on Black, fails AA for body text | 3.3Green on Gold, fails AA for body text | 5.6Green on White, passes AA for body text | 3.7Green on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Red | 1.3Red on Green, fails AA for body text | 3.3Red on Blue, fails AA for body text | 4.3Red on White, fails AA for body text | 4.9Red on Black, passes AA for body text | 2.5Red on Gold, fails AA for body text | 4.3Red on White, fails AA for body text | 4.9Red on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Blue | 2.6Blue on Green, fails AA for body text | 3.3Blue on Red, fails AA for body text | 14.4Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 1.5Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | 8.3Blue on Gold, passes AA for body text | 14.4Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 1.5Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 5.6White on Green, passes AA for body text | 4.3White on Red, fails AA for body text | 14.4White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | 1.7White on Gold, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 3.7Black on Green, fails AA for body text | 4.9Black on Red, passes AA for body text | 1.5Black on Blue, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 12.1Black on Gold, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | ||
| Gold | 3.3Gold on Green, fails AA for body text | 2.5Gold on Red, fails AA for body text | 8.3Gold on Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.7Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 12.1Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | 1.7Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 12.1Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 5.6White on Green, passes AA for body text | 4.3White on Red, fails AA for body text | 14.4White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | 1.7White on Gold, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 3.7Black on Green, fails AA for body text | 4.9Black on Red, passes AA for body text | 1.5Black on Blue, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 12.1Black on Gold, 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_South_Africa.svg
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