Flag of Antigua and Barbuda

Country

Flag of Antigua and Barbuda uses red field with an inverted triangle bearing a rising sun. Ratio 2:3, current adoption February 27, 1967 and design credited to Reginald Samuel.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Antigua and Barbuda
Entity Type	Country
Identifier	AG / ATG
Region	Caribbean

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	February 27, 1967
First Documented Use	1967
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, Black, Blue, White, Yellow
Designer	Reginald Samuel
Construction	Red field with an inverted triangle bearing a rising sun

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red	#CE1126	206, 17, 38	0, 92, 82, 19
Black	#000000	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 100
Blue	#0072C6	0, 114, 198	100, 42, 0, 22
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Yellow	#FCD116	252, 209, 22	0, 17, 91, 1

Design and Symbolism

Red	the dynamism of the people.
Black	the African heritage of the people.
Blue	hope and the Caribbean Sea.
White	the beaches.
Yellow	the rising sun.
Rising sun	The dawn of a new era.
Inverted V	The victory of a new nation.
White band	The famous beaches of the islands.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Antigua and Barbuda

Red field with an inverted triangle bearing a rising sun The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with triangle over horizontal bands designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Antigua and Barbuda is Red (#CE1126), Black (#000000), Blue (#0072C6), White (#FFFFFF) and Yellow (#FCD116). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Rising sun: The dawn of a new era; Inverted V: The victory of a new nation; White band: The famous beaches of the islands.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1967. The adoption field for the present record is February 27, 1967. The designer is recorded as Reginald Samuel.

Additional flag context

The design came out of a national competition in 1966 that drew some six hundred entries; the winner, Reginald Samuel, was an art teacher.

The inverted V of the white, blue and black bands is read as a V for victory, which makes it one of very few flags whose shape spells a letter.

The rising sun refers to the end of colonial rule rather than to the tropical climate, which is why it sits at the top of the design rather than at the horizon.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Red field with an inverted triangle bearing a rising sun, a 2:3 proportion and the visible rising sun. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Antigua and Barbuda — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda is recorded as red field with an inverted triangle bearing a rising sun.
The reference proportion for the flag of Antigua and Barbuda is 2:3.
The stored palette for Antigua and Barbuda contains Red, Black, Blue, White and Yellow.
The adoption field for this country flag record is February 27, 1967.
The design record traces first use to 1967.
Reginald Samuel is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the triangle over horizontal bands design family in this library.
Rising sun: The dawn of a new era.
Inverted V: The victory of a new nation.
The design came out of a national competition in 1966 that drew some six hundred entries; the winner, Reginald Samuel, was an art teacher.
The inverted V of the white, blue and black bands is read as a V for victory, which makes it one of very few flags whose shape spells a letter.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Antigua and Barbuda

What does the flag of Antigua and Barbuda look like?

Red field with an inverted triangle bearing a rising sun, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Antigua and Barbuda?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Antigua and Barbuda?

The reference palette lists Red #CE1126, Black #000000, Blue #0072C6, White #FFFFFF and Yellow #FCD116.

What do the symbols on the flag of Antigua and Barbuda represent?

Rising sun — The dawn of a new era. Inverted V — The victory of a new nation. White band — The famous beaches of the islands.

When was the present flag record for Antigua and Barbuda adopted?

The adoption field in this record is February 27, 1967.

Who designed the flag of Antigua and Barbuda?

The designer is recorded as Reginald Samuel.

Which design family does the flag of Antigua and Barbuda belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with triangle over horizontal bands designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.