Colours and Proportions
The "red" colour of the Latvian flag is in fact maroon, a particularly dark shade of red which is composed of brown and purple. It is sometimes referred to as Latvian red. The flag's colour proportions are 2:1:2 (the upper and lower red bands each being twice as wide as the central white band), and the ratio of the height of the flag to its width is fixed at 1:2.
| White | Maroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Pantone | White | 1807C |
| RGB | Red=255 Green=255 Blue=255 Hex=#FFFFFF |
Red=158 Green=27 Blue=52 Hex=#9e1b34 |
| CMYK | Cyan=0% Magenta=0% Yellow=0% Black=0% |
Cyan=25% Magenta=100% Yellow=77% Black=20% |
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