Flag of Sudan

Country

Flag of Sudan uses horizontal tricolour with a green hoist triangle. Ratio 1:2, current adoption May 20, 1970 and design credited to Abdel Rahman Ahmed Al-Jali.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Sudan
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of the Sudan
Identifier	SD / SDN
Region	Northern Africa

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	May 20, 1970
First Documented Use	1970
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, White, Black, Green
Designer	Abdel Rahman Ahmed Al-Jali
Construction	Horizontal tricolour with a green hoist triangle

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red	#D21034	210, 16, 52	0, 92, 75, 18
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Black	#000000	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 100
Green	#007229	0, 114, 41	100, 0, 64, 55

Design and Symbolism

Red	socialism, the struggle and the martyrs.
White	peace, light and optimism.
Black	Sudan — the Arabic name means “black”.
Green	Islam, prosperity and agriculture.
Pan-Arab colours	Shared with Egypt, Syria, Iraq and others as a mark of Arab unity.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of Sudan

Horizontal tricolour with a green hoist triangle The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal tricolour with a hoist triangle designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Sudan is Red (#D21034), White (#FFFFFF), Black (#000000) and Green (#007229). 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: Shared with Egypt, Syria, Iraq and others as a mark of Arab unity.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1970. The adoption field for the present record is May 20, 1970. The designer is recorded as Abdel Rahman Ahmed Al-Jali.

Additional flag context

The green triangle at the hoist and the Arab Liberation colours were adopted in 1970, replacing a blue, yellow and green tricolour used at independence.

The 1956 flag was chosen specifically because it avoided all political and religious symbolism; the 1970 replacement was a deliberate move in the opposite direction.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal tricolour with a green hoist triangle, 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 — Sudan — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal tricolour with a hoist triangle flags

See all

Facts about the Flag of Sudan

Sudan is recorded as horizontal tricolour with a green hoist triangle.
The reference proportion for the flag of Sudan is 1:2.
The stored palette for Sudan contains Red, White, Black and Green.
The adoption field for this country flag record is May 20, 1970.
The design record traces first use to 1970.
Abdel Rahman Ahmed Al-Jali is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal tricolour with a hoist triangle design family in this library.
Pan-Arab colours: Shared with Egypt, Syria, Iraq and others as a mark of Arab unity.
The green triangle at the hoist and the Arab Liberation colours were adopted in 1970, replacing a blue, yellow and green tricolour used at independence.
The 1956 flag was chosen specifically because it avoided all political and religious symbolism; the 1970 replacement was a deliberate move in the opposite direction.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Sudan

What does the flag of Sudan look like?

Horizontal tricolour with a green hoist triangle, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Sudan?

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

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Sudan?

The reference palette lists Red #D21034, White #FFFFFF, Black #000000 and Green #007229.

What do the symbols on the flag of Sudan represent?

Pan-Arab colours — Shared with Egypt, Syria, Iraq and others as a mark of Arab unity.

When was the present flag record for Sudan adopted?

The adoption field in this record is May 20, 1970.

Who designed the flag of Sudan?

The designer is recorded as Abdel Rahman Ahmed Al-Jali.

Which design family does the flag of Sudan belong to?

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