Pan-African Flag

Identity and Pride Flags

Also called the UNIA flag or Black Liberation Flag, adopted in New York in 1920.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Basic Flag Information

Flag Name	Pan-African Flag
Category	Identity and Pride Flags
Adopted On	August 13, 1920
Designer	Marcus Garvey and the UNIA
Flag Proportion	2:3
Flag Shape	Rectangle
Number of Colors	3
Main Colors	Red, Black, Green
Design Type	Horizontal tricolour

Flag Color Information

Color	Appearance	HEX Code
Red		#E31B23
Black		#000000
Green		#00853F

Flag Design and Symbols

Red colour	Represents the blood shed for liberation
Black colour	Represents the people whose existence the flag affirms
Green colour	Represents the natural wealth of Africa
Three bands	Adopted by the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1920 as an answer to a racist song mocking Black people for having no flag

About the Pan-African Flag

Also called the UNIA flag or Black Liberation Flag, adopted in New York in 1920.

WorldFlags.online keeps this design in the Identity and Pride Flags collection rather than presenting it as a current sovereign-state flag. That category determines how dates, status and reuse guidance should be read.

Design and construction

Horizontal tricolour; recorded proportion 2:3.

Reference palette

The stored palette is Red (#E31B23), Black (#000000) and Green (#00853F). These values are reference values for the artwork in this library and should not be treated as a legal colour specification unless the issuing body publishes one.

Symbols and meaning

Three bands: Adopted by the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1920 as an answer to a racist song mocking Black people for having no flag.

Date and authorship

The record dates the design to August 13, 1920. The designer is recorded as Marcus Garvey and the UNIA.

Why this record is separate from national flags

Historical, organisational, political, identity, religious, regional and signal flags can be important reference material without having the status of a present-day national flag. Keeping those categories separate makes the library clearer and reduces the risk of presenting a historical or protected emblem as a current national symbol.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — specialist flag reference index — Specialist vexillological reference

Facts about the Flag of Pan-African Flag

Pan-African Flag is filed under Identity and Pride Flags rather than the current national-flag index.
The recorded construction is horizontal tricolour.
The reference proportion is 2:3.
The stored palette contains Red, Black and Green.
The record dates this design to August 13, 1920.
The designer is recorded as Marcus Garvey and the UNIA.
Three bands: Adopted by the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1920 as an answer to a racist song mocking Black people for having no flag.
Also called the UNIA flag or Black Liberation Flag, adopted in New York in 1920.

Frequently asked questions about the Pan-African Flag

What is the Pan-African Flag?

Also called the UNIA flag or Black Liberation Flag, adopted in New York in 1920.

What type of flag is the Pan-African Flag?

It is catalogued under Identity and Pride Flags rather than the current sovereign-state flag index.

What does the Pan-African Flag look like?

Horizontal tricolour, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the Pan-African Flag?

The reference proportion stored for this record is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the Pan-African Flag?

The reference palette lists Red #E31B23, Black #000000 and Green #00853F.

What do the symbols on the Pan-African Flag mean?

Three bands — Adopted by the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1920 as an answer to a racist song mocking Black people for having no flag.

When is the Pan-African Flag dated or adopted?

The record gives August 13, 1920.