Flag of Denmark

CurrentSovereign stateISO DK · DNK

Colours

No official specification

No official source specifies these colours. The figures below are conventional values in wide use.

ColourHEXRGBPantone
dannebrogsrød (Dannebrog red)
#C8102E200 16 46186 C
Widely used approximation · See Sådan bruges Dannebrog
Dansk Standard names the red "dannebrogsrød", with the technical name Pantone 186 C, as reported by Dannebrogs-Samfundet.
hvid (white)
#FFFFFF255 255 255—
Widely used approximation · See Sådan bruges Dannebrog

Construction sheet

A white cross on a red field. The cross divides the flag into four rectangular fields, and the two nearest the hoist are square.

Proportion (height:length)
28:37
Vertical units, top to bottom
12, 4, 12
Horizontal units, hoist to fly
12, 4, 21

Sources: Dannebrogsflagets udseende (faktaark); Sådan bruges Dannebrog

Sources

  1. Lov om flagning (LOV nr 1449 af 10/12/2024). Retsinformation (Justitsministeriet), 10 Dec 2024, in Danish. Accessed 4 Oct 2026.
  2. Vejledning om flagning. Justitsministeriet, in Danish. Accessed 4 Oct 2026.
  3. Sådan bruges Dannebrog. Dannebrogs-Samfundet, 2019, in Danish. Accessed 4 Oct 2026.
  4. Dannebrogsflagets udseende (faktaark). Dannebrogs-Samfundet, in Danish. Accessed 4 Oct 2026.