Flag of United Arab Emirates
CountryFlag of United Arab Emirates uses red hoist band with three horizontal bands. Ratio 1:2, current adoption December 2, 1971 and design credited to Abdullah Mohammed Al Maainah.
Flag Reference
| Flag | Flag of United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Entity Type | Country |
| Identifier | AE / ARE |
| Region | Western Asia |
Flag Specifications
| Current Adoption | December 2, 1971 |
|---|---|
| First Documented Use | 1971 |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Shape | Rectangle |
| Colours | Red, Green, White, Black |
| Designer | Abdullah Mohammed Al Maainah |
| Construction | Red hoist band with three horizontal bands |
Documented Colour Values
| Colour | Appearance | HEX | RGB | CMYK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | #FF0000 | 255, 0, 0 | 0, 100, 100, 0 | |
| Green | #00732F | 0, 115, 47 | 100, 0, 59, 55 | |
| White | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0, 0, 0 | |
| Black | #000000 | 0, 0, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 100 |
Design and Symbolism
| Red | unity of the Arab peoples and the blood of sacrifice. |
|---|---|
| Green | fertility and hope. |
| White | neutrality and peace. |
| Black | the defeat of enemies and the strength of mind. |
| Pan-Arab colours | The design won a national competition entered by a 19-year-old student, chosen from more than a thousand entries. |
Proportions
| Ratio | 1:2 |
|---|---|
| Hoist | 1 units |
| Fly | 2 units |
Verification sources
- Flags of the World — United Arab Emirates — Specialist vexillological reference
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Facts about the Flag of United Arab Emirates
- United Arab Emirates is recorded as red hoist band with three horizontal bands.
- The reference proportion for the flag of United Arab Emirates is 1:2.
- The stored palette for United Arab Emirates contains Red, Green, White and Black.
- The adoption field for this country flag record is December 2, 1971.
- The design record traces first use to 1971.
- Abdullah Mohammed Al Maainah is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
- Its construction is grouped with the combined horizontal and vertical bands design family in this library.
- Pan-Arab colours: The design won a national competition entered by a 19-year-old student, chosen from more than a thousand entries.
- The red vertical band at the hoist with green, white and black horizontal bands beside it combines the Pan-Arab colours in an arrangement used by no other country.
- The design was selected from more than a thousand entries in a 1971 competition; the winner, Abdullah Al Maainah, was nineteen at the time.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of United Arab Emirates
What does the flag of United Arab Emirates look like?
Red hoist band with three horizontal bands, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.
What proportion is recorded for the flag of United Arab Emirates?
The reference proportion stored for this flag is 1:2.
Which colours are recorded for the flag of United Arab Emirates?
The reference palette lists Red #FF0000, Green #00732F, White #FFFFFF and Black #000000.
What do the symbols on the flag of United Arab Emirates represent?
Pan-Arab colours — The design won a national competition entered by a 19-year-old student, chosen from more than a thousand entries.
When was the present flag record for United Arab Emirates adopted?
The adoption field in this record is December 2, 1971.
Who designed the flag of United Arab Emirates?
The designer is recorded as Abdullah Mohammed Al Maainah.
Which design family does the flag of United Arab Emirates belong to?
WorldFlags.online groups it with combined horizontal and vertical bands designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.