Flag of Ireland

Country

Flag of Ireland uses vertical tricolour. Ratio 1:2 and current adoption December 29, 1937.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Ireland
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Ireland
Identifier	IE / IRL
Region	Northern Europe

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	December 29, 1937
First Documented Use	1848
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Green, White, Orange
Construction	Vertical tricolour
Common Name	The Irish Tricolour

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Green	#169B62	22, 155, 98	86, 0, 37, 39
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Orange	#FF883E	255, 136, 62	0, 47, 76, 0

Design and Symbolism

Green	the Gaelic and Catholic tradition.
White	the lasting truce between the two.
Orange	the Protestant and Williamite tradition.
White band	Peace between the two communities — the flag was presented in 1848 as a gesture of reconciliation.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of Ireland

Vertical tricolour The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with vertical tricolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Ireland is Green (#169B62), White (#FFFFFF) and Orange (#FF883E). 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

White band: Peace between the two communities — the flag was presented in 1848 as a gesture of reconciliation.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1848. The adoption field for the present record is December 29, 1937.

Additional flag context

The tricolour was presented to Thomas Francis Meagher in 1848 as a gift from French sympathisers, and its meaning is explicitly reconciliation: green for the nationalist tradition, orange for the unionist, white for peace between them.

The order matters. Flying it with orange at the hoist reverses the intended meaning and is treated as an error rather than a variant.

The similarity to Côte d'Ivoire's flag is coincidental; the two were adopted more than a century apart and for unrelated reasons.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Vertical tricolour, a 1:2 proportion and the visible white band. 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 — Ireland — Specialist vexillological reference

Other vertical tricolour flags

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Facts about the Flag of Ireland

Ireland is recorded as vertical tricolour.
The reference proportion for the flag of Ireland is 1:2.
The stored palette for Ireland contains Green, White and Orange.
The adoption field for this country flag record is December 29, 1937.
The design record traces first use to 1848.
Its construction is grouped with the vertical tricolour design family in this library.
White band: Peace between the two communities — the flag was presented in 1848 as a gesture of reconciliation.
The tricolour was presented to Thomas Francis Meagher in 1848 as a gift from French sympathisers, and its meaning is explicitly reconciliation: green for the nationalist tradition, orange for the unionist, white for peace between them.
The order matters. Flying it with orange at the hoist reverses the intended meaning and is treated as an error rather than a variant.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Ireland

What does the flag of Ireland look like?

Vertical tricolour, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Ireland?

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

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Ireland?

The reference palette lists Green #169B62, White #FFFFFF and Orange #FF883E.

What do the symbols on the flag of Ireland represent?

White band — Peace between the two communities — the flag was presented in 1848 as a gesture of reconciliation.

When was the present flag record for Ireland adopted?

The adoption field in this record is December 29, 1937.

Which design family does the flag of Ireland belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with vertical tricolour designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of Ireland?

The verification-source section on this page links to an official, governmental or specialist reference used to check the underlying record. Source wording is not copied into the article.