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New Zealand flag colors

A Union Jack canton and four red stars of the Southern Cross on navy, which puts it 82 percent blue. Australia uses the same two elements and comes out at 80 percent navy; the difference is that Australia's stars are white and there are six of them.

Every color

ColorRoleHexRGBHSLPantoneCMYKPreview
Navyprimary#0121691, 33, 105222, 98%, 21%----Fill screen
Redsecondary#C8102E200, 16, 46350, 85%, 42%----Fill screen
Whitebackground#FFFFFF255, 255, 2550, 0%, 100%----Fill screen

Contrast pairs

Navy passes AA for body text on white, at 14.8 to 1.

Of 18 ordered pairs in this palette, 12 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 14 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.

Text colorNavyRedWhiteWhiteBlack
Navy2.5Navy on Red, fails AA for body text14.8Navy on White, passes AA for body text14.8Navy on White, passes AA for body text1.4Navy on Black, fails AA for body text
Red2.5Red on Navy, fails AA for body text5.9Red on White, passes AA for body text5.9Red on White, passes AA for body text3.6Red on Black, fails AA for body text
White14.8White on Navy, passes AA for body text5.9White on Red, passes AA for body text21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text
White14.8White on Navy, passes AA for body text5.9White on Red, passes AA for body text21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text
Black1.4Black on Navy, fails AA for body text3.6Black on Red, fails AA for body text21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text

Sources

All 115 country flags, A to Z

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