Flag of Kuwait

Country

Flag of Kuwait uses horizontal triband with a black trapezoid at the hoist. Ratio 1:2 and current adoption September 7, 1961.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Kuwait
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	State of Kuwait
Identifier	KW / KWT
Region	Western Asia

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	September 7, 1961
First Documented Use	1961
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Green, White, Red, Black
Construction	Horizontal triband with a black trapezoid at the hoist

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Green	#007A3D	0, 122, 61	100, 0, 50, 52
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Red	#CE1126	206, 17, 38	0, 92, 82, 19
Black	#000000	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 100

Design and Symbolism

Green	the fertile land.
White	the purity of the people’s deeds.
Red	the blood on the swords of the defenders.
Black	the defeat of the enemy.
Pan-Arab colours	Drawn from a line of classical Arabic poetry describing white deeds, green fields, black battles and red swords.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of Kuwait

Horizontal triband with a black trapezoid at the hoist The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal tricolour with a hoist trapezoid designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Kuwait is Green (#007A3D), White (#FFFFFF), Red (#CE1126) and Black (#000000). 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

Pan-Arab colours: Drawn from a line of classical Arabic poetry describing white deeds, green fields, black battles and red swords.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1961. The adoption field for the present record is September 7, 1961.

Additional flag context

The trapezoid black band at the hoist is unusual: most flags with a hoist device use a triangle, and the trapezoid gives Kuwait's flag a shape found on no other.

The colours are quoted from a line of thirteenth-century Arabic poetry about white deeds, black battles, green fields and red swords.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal triband with a black trapezoid at the hoist, a 1:2 proportion and the visible pan-Arab colours. 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 — Kuwait — Specialist vexillological reference

Facts about the Flag of Kuwait

Kuwait is recorded as horizontal triband with a black trapezoid at the hoist.
The reference proportion for the flag of Kuwait is 1:2.
The stored palette for Kuwait contains Green, White, Red and Black.
The adoption field for this country flag record is September 7, 1961.
The design record traces first use to 1961.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal tricolour with a hoist trapezoid design family in this library.
Pan-Arab colours: Drawn from a line of classical Arabic poetry describing white deeds, green fields, black battles and red swords.
The trapezoid black band at the hoist is unusual: most flags with a hoist device use a triangle, and the trapezoid gives Kuwait's flag a shape found on no other.
The colours are quoted from a line of thirteenth-century Arabic poetry about white deeds, black battles, green fields and red swords.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Kuwait

What does the flag of Kuwait look like?

Horizontal triband with a black trapezoid at the hoist, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Kuwait?

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

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Kuwait?

The reference palette lists Green #007A3D, White #FFFFFF, Red #CE1126 and Black #000000.

What do the symbols on the flag of Kuwait represent?

Pan-Arab colours — Drawn from a line of classical Arabic poetry describing white deeds, green fields, black battles and red swords.

When was the present flag record for Kuwait adopted?

The adoption field in this record is September 7, 1961.

Which design family does the flag of Kuwait belong to?

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

Where can I verify information about the flag of Kuwait?

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.