Flag of Jordan


The flag of Jordan, officially adopted on 16 April 1928, is based on the 1916 flag of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The flag consists of horizontal black, white, and green bands that are connected by a red chevron. The colors are the pan-Arab colors, representing the Abbasid, Umayyad, and Fatimid or Rashidun caliphates. The red chevron represents the Hashemite dynasty, and the Arab Revolt.

Features

In addition to the bands and chevron, a white star with seven points is featured on the hoist side of the red chevron. The star stands for the unity of the Arab people; its seven points refer to the seven verses of Al-Fatiha

History

Interpretation of the colors

Colour scheme

RedWhiteGreenBlack
RGB206/17/38255/255/2550/122/610/0/0
Hexadecimal#ce1126#FFFFFF#007a3d#000000
CMYK0/92/82/190/0/0/0100/0/50/520/0/0/100

Construction sheet

Notice that, given the proportions of height and width of the red chevron, its sides are coincident with the diagonals of the flag.

Historical flags

Military flags