Flag of Haiti

Country

Flag of Haiti uses horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms on a white panel. Ratio 3:5, current adoption February 25, 1986 and design credited to Attributed to Catherine Flon.

Hoist Ratio 3:5 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Haiti
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Haiti
Identifier	HT / HTI
Region	Caribbean

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	February 25, 1986
First Documented Use	1804
Proportion	3:5
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Blue, Red, White
Designer	Attributed to Catherine Flon
Construction	Horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms on a white panel

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Blue	#00209F	0, 32, 159	100, 80, 0, 38
Red	#D21034	210, 16, 52	0, 92, 75, 18
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0

Design and Symbolism

Blue	the black citizens.
Red	the citizens of mixed heritage.
White	the arms panel.
Palm and cannons	A royal palm topped with a cap of liberty, above trophies of war.
Motto	“L’Union Fait La Force” — Unity Makes Strength.
Origin	Made by tearing the white from the French tricolour and sewing the blue and red together.

Proportions

Ratio	3:5
Hoist	3 units
Fly	5 units

About the Flag of Haiti

Horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms on a white panel The recorded proportion is 3:5. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal bicolour with an emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Haiti is Blue (#00209F), Red (#D21034) and White (#FFFFFF). 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

Palm and cannons: A royal palm topped with a cap of liberty, above trophies of war; Motto: “L’Union Fait La Force” — Unity Makes Strength; Origin: Made by tearing the white from the French tricolour and sewing the blue and red together.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1804. The adoption field for the present record is February 25, 1986. The designer is recorded as Attributed to Catherine Flon.

Additional flag context

The origin story is unusually specific: the white band was torn out of a French tricolour at Arcahaie in 1803, and the remaining blue and red were sewn together.

Haiti reverted to this design in 1986 after twenty-two years of a black and red flag used under the Duvalier governments — the older flag returned rather than a new one being designed.

The civil flag has no coat of arms. The state version shows captured French cannon, drums and anchors around a royal palm topped with a cap of liberty.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms on a white panel, a 3:5 proportion and the visible palm and cannons. 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 — Haiti — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of Haiti

Haiti is recorded as horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms on a white panel.
The reference proportion for the flag of Haiti is 3:5.
The stored palette for Haiti contains Blue, Red and White.
The adoption field for this country flag record is February 25, 1986.
The design record traces first use to 1804.
Attributed to Catherine Flon is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal bicolour with an emblem design family in this library.
Palm and cannons: A royal palm topped with a cap of liberty, above trophies of war.
Motto: “L’Union Fait La Force” — Unity Makes Strength.
The origin story is unusually specific: the white band was torn out of a French tricolour at Arcahaie in 1803, and the remaining blue and red were sewn together.
Haiti reverted to this design in 1986 after twenty-two years of a black and red flag used under the Duvalier governments — the older flag returned rather than a new one being designed.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Haiti

What does the flag of Haiti look like?

Horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms on a white panel, with a recorded proportion of 3:5.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Haiti?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 3:5.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Haiti?

The reference palette lists Blue #00209F, Red #D21034 and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the flag of Haiti represent?

Palm and cannons — A royal palm topped with a cap of liberty, above trophies of war. Motto — “L’Union Fait La Force” — Unity Makes Strength. Origin — Made by tearing the white from the French tricolour and sewing the blue and red together.

When was the present flag record for Haiti adopted?

The adoption field in this record is February 25, 1986.

Who designed the flag of Haiti?

The designer is recorded as Attributed to Catherine Flon.

Which design family does the flag of Haiti belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with horizontal bicolour with an emblem designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.