Flag of North Korea

Country

Flag of North Korea uses horizontal bands with fimbriations and a red star in a white disc. Ratio 1:2 and current adoption September 8, 1948.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of North Korea
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Identifier	KP / PRK
Region	Eastern Asia

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	September 8, 1948
First Documented Use	1948
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, White, Blue
Construction	Horizontal bands with fimbriations and a red star in a white disc

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red	#ED1C27	237, 28, 39	0, 88, 84, 7
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Blue	#024FA2	2, 79, 162	99, 51, 0, 36

Design and Symbolism

Red	the revolutionary traditions.
White	purity and the disc.
Blue	sovereignty, peace and friendship.
Red star	The communist revolution.
White disc	Drawn from the yin-yang of the traditional Korean flag.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of North Korea

Horizontal bands with fimbriations and a red star in a white disc The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal bands with a central emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for North Korea is Red (#ED1C27), White (#FFFFFF) and Blue (#024FA2). 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

Red star: The communist revolution; White disc: Drawn from the yin-yang of the traditional Korean flag.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1948. The adoption field for the present record is September 8, 1948.

Additional flag context

The red star in a white disc sits toward the hoist rather than at the centre of the flag.

The design replaced the traditional taegukgi in 1948, which is now used only by South Korea.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal bands with fimbriations and a red star in a white disc, a 1:2 proportion and the visible red 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 — North Korea — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal bands with a central emblem flags

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Facts about the Flag of North Korea

North Korea is recorded as horizontal bands with fimbriations and a red star in a white disc.
The reference proportion for the flag of North Korea is 1:2.
The stored palette for North Korea contains Red, White and Blue.
The adoption field for this country flag record is September 8, 1948.
The design record traces first use to 1948.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal bands with a central emblem design family in this library.
Red star: The communist revolution.
White disc: Drawn from the yin-yang of the traditional Korean flag.
The red star in a white disc sits toward the hoist rather than at the centre of the flag.
The design replaced the traditional taegukgi in 1948, which is now used only by South Korea.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of North Korea

What does the flag of North Korea look like?

Horizontal bands with fimbriations and a red star in a white disc, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of North Korea?

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

Which colours are recorded for the flag of North Korea?

The reference palette lists Red #ED1C27, White #FFFFFF and Blue #024FA2.

What do the symbols on the flag of North Korea represent?

Red star — The communist revolution. White disc — Drawn from the yin-yang of the traditional Korean flag.

When was the present flag record for North Korea adopted?

The adoption field in this record is September 8, 1948.

Which design family does the flag of North Korea belong to?

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

Where can I verify information about the flag of North Korea?

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.