Flag of South Africa: colors, proportions and facts
The flag of South Africa has 6 colors: green, red, blue, white, black, and yellow. Its proportion is 2:3 (height to width). South Africa is in Africa and its capital is Bloemfontein / Cape Town / Pretoria.
Flag colors
The colors of the flag of South Africa are green, red, blue, white, black, and yellow. No other flag in the world uses exactly this color combination.
Proportions and design
It is 2 units high by 3 wide (a 2:3 ratio). 85 other flags share that ratio. The most common one is 2:3, used by 86 flags.
Similar flags
By its colors it looks like the flags of Central African Republic, Mozambique, and Eswatini: easy to mix up in a flag quiz.
Quick facts
- Continent: Africa (one of its 54 flags).
- Capital: Bloemfontein / Cape Town / Pretoria.
- Number of colors: 6.
- Proportion: 2:3.
