Flag of Jordan

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Use	Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	16 April 1928; 96 years ago
Design	A horizontal triband of black, white and green; with a red chevron based on the hoist side containing a white seven-pointed star
Designed by	Mark Sykes
Use	Royal standard of the King
Design	Pan-Arab colors resembles the Rising Sun Flag; Jordanian flag in the center, with the star being replaced with a crown
Use	Royal standard of the Crown Prince
Use	The Hashemite Standard, The Banner of Ashrāf of Hijaz(The Nobles), the House of The Hashemites

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.^[1] The flag consists of horizontal black, white, and green bands that are connected by a red chevron. The colours are the Pan-Arab Colors, respectively representing the Abbasid (black band), Umayyad (white band), and Fatimid or Rashidun caliphates (green band). The red chevron is for the Hashemite dynasty, and the Arab Revolt.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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;^[4] its seven points refer to the seven verses of Al-Fatiha as well as the seven hills Amman was built on.

History

First flag (1921–1928)
Second flag (1928–1939)

Interpretation of the colors

Scheme	Textile colour
Red	The Hashemite dynasty, bloody struggle for freedom
White	The Umayyad Caliphate, bright and peaceful future
Green	The Fatimid Caliphate or Rashidun Caliphate
Black	The Abbasid Caliphate

Colours scheme

	Red	White	Green	Black
RGB	`206/17/38`	`255/255/255`	`0/122/61`	`0/0/0`
Hexadecimal	`#ce1126`	`#FFFFFF`	`#007a3d`	`#000000`
CMYK	`0/92/82/19`	`0/0/0/0`	`100/0/50/52`	`0/0/0/100`