Design and Symbolism
The official design of the Mexican Flag can be found in Article 3 of the Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem, passed in 1984. While the exact shades of the flag have not been defined by law, in 2001 it was reported, through a personal communication, to Flags of the World that the Interior Ministry, (Secretaría de Gobernación) has suggested the following tones in the Pantone system, nevertheless such Ministry has not pronounced on the matter. So far, there are not official printed documents nor statements on the color shades. The Pantone colors listed bellow were employed by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited in its "Flag Manual". while 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Flag Manual proposed others.
| Colour scheme | Green | White | Red | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantone | 3425c | Safe | 186c | |||
| RGB | 0-104-71 | 255-255-255 | 206-17-38 | |||
| CMYK | 100-0-32-59 | 0-0-0-0 | 0-92-82-19 | |||
| Web colors | 006847 | FFFFFF | CE1126 | |||
The article dictates what must be featured on the flag and also its proportions. Copies of the national flag which are made according to this law are kept in two locations: the General National Archive (Archivo General de la Nación) and the National Museum of History (Museo Nacional de Historia).
| “ | Art. 3: The Bandera Nacional is a rectangle divided into three vertical stripes of identical measures, with the colours placed in the following order from hoist to fly: green, white, and red. Centred in the white stripe, the National Coat of Arms has a diameter of three-fourths the width of the white stripe. The proportion of the flag is four to seven (Ratio 4:7). It could carry a rope or tie of the same colours below the truck. | ” |
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