Nigeria flag colors
Green, white, green in vertical thirds, so green takes two thirds of the flag. The design won a competition entered by a student in 1959, and the green stands for the country's forests and farmland rather than for any political tradition.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | primary | #008751 | 0, 135, 81 | 156, 100%, 26% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Green passes AA for body text on white, at 4.6 to 1.
Of 10 ordered pairs in this palette, 10 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 10 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Green | White | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 4.6Green on White, passes AA for body text | 4.6Green on White, passes AA for body text | 4.6Green on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 4.6White on Green, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| White | 4.6White on Green, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 4.6Black on Green, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Nigeria.svg
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