Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

CurrentSovereign stateISO CD · COD

Colours

Named in law, no values given

The colours are named in law, but no numeric values are given for any of them. The figures below are conventional values in wide use. Each value shows where it comes from, so you can choose the right level of certainty for your project.

ColourHEXRGB
sky blue
#007FFF0 127 255
Widely used approximation · Name from Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2005 (rev. 2011), Article 1, English translation
yellow
#F7D618247 214 24
Widely used approximation · Name from Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2005 (rev. 2011), Article 1, English translation
red
#CE1021206 16 33
Widely used approximation · Name from Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2005 (rev. 2011), Article 1, English translation

Construction sheet

A sky-blue flag with a yellow star in the upper left corner and a red diagonal band finely outlined in yellow.

Proportion (height:length)
3:4 (as shown by the Presidency and embassy pages; sources differ)
Emblem
Star and band as drawn in the artwork source

Source: Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2005 (rev. 2011), Article 1, English translation

Sources

  1. Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2005 (rev. 2011), Article 1, English translation. Democratic Republic of the Congo (translation as published by the Constitute Project), 18 Feb 2006. Accessed 4 Oct 2026.
  2. Democratic Republic of the Congo (flag page). Flags of the World (Flagspot / FOTW), 2 Aug 2025. Accessed 4 Oct 2026.