Flag of Cuba

Country

Flag of Cuba uses five stripes with a red hoist triangle and white star. Ratio 1:2, current adoption May 20, 1902 and design credited to Miguel Teurbe Tolón and Narciso López.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Cuba
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Cuba
Identifier	CU / CUB
Region	Caribbean

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	May 20, 1902
First Documented Use	1849
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Blue, White, Red
Designer	Miguel Teurbe Tolón and Narciso López
Construction	Five stripes with a red hoist triangle and white star

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Blue	#002A8F	0, 42, 143	100, 71, 0, 44
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Red	#CF142B	207, 20, 43	0, 90, 79, 19

Design and Symbolism

Blue	the three old divisions of the island.
White	the purity of the independence ideal.
Red	the blood shed for freedom.
Lone star	La Estrella Solitaria, the star of independence.
Red triangle	The Masonic symbol of liberty, equality and fraternity.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of Cuba

Five stripes with a red hoist triangle and white star The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with stripes with a hoist triangle designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Cuba is Blue (#002A8F), White (#FFFFFF) and Red (#CF142B). 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

Lone star: La Estrella Solitaria, the star of independence; Red triangle: The Masonic symbol of liberty, equality and fraternity.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1849. The adoption field for the present record is May 20, 1902. The designer is recorded as Miguel Teurbe Tolón and Narciso López.

Additional flag context

The flag was designed in New York in 1849, more than fifty years before Cuban independence, and was first raised over Cuban soil at Cárdenas in 1850 during a failed expedition.

The red triangle and its lone star are Masonic in origin, drawn from the symbolism of liberty, equality and fraternity that the independence movement's leaders shared.

Puerto Rico's flag is this design with the red and blue exchanged, created by campaigners who supported independence for both islands.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Five stripes with a red hoist triangle and white star, a 1:2 proportion and the visible lone star. 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 — Cuba — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of Cuba

Cuba is recorded as five stripes with a red hoist triangle and white star.
The reference proportion for the flag of Cuba is 1:2.
The stored palette for Cuba contains Blue, White and Red.
The adoption field for this country flag record is May 20, 1902.
The design record traces first use to 1849.
Miguel Teurbe Tolón and Narciso López is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the stripes with a hoist triangle design family in this library.
Lone star: La Estrella Solitaria, the star of independence.
Red triangle: The Masonic symbol of liberty, equality and fraternity.
The flag was designed in New York in 1849, more than fifty years before Cuban independence, and was first raised over Cuban soil at Cárdenas in 1850 during a failed expedition.
The red triangle and its lone star are Masonic in origin, drawn from the symbolism of liberty, equality and fraternity that the independence movement's leaders shared.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Cuba

What does the flag of Cuba look like?

Five stripes with a red hoist triangle and white star, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Cuba?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 1:2.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Cuba?

The reference palette lists Blue #002A8F, White #FFFFFF and Red #CF142B.

What do the symbols on the flag of Cuba represent?

Lone star — La Estrella Solitaria, the star of independence. Red triangle — The Masonic symbol of liberty, equality and fraternity.

When was the present flag record for Cuba adopted?

The adoption field in this record is May 20, 1902.

Who designed the flag of Cuba?

The designer is recorded as Miguel Teurbe Tolón and Narciso López.

Which design family does the flag of Cuba belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with stripes with a hoist triangle designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.