Nigeria’s flag is a 1:2 vertical triband of three equal panels: green at the hoist, white in the center, and green at the fly.
Specification
The rectangular field is twice as long as it is high and is divided into three equal vertical panels. The two outer panels are green and the center panel is white; the national flag carries no charge or emblem.
Display colors
HEX #008751 / asset screen valueHEX #FFFFFFConstruction notes
Each panel occupies exactly one third of the fly. The design therefore scales without a separate device grid, but preserving the 1:2 overall ratio is necessary: a 2:3 version changes the intended relationship between panel width and flag height.
Historical record
Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi submitted the winning design during preparations for independence. His proposal included a red quarter-sun in the white panel; the selection committee removed that device, leaving the green-white-green design first raised when Nigeria became independent on 1 October 1960.
Source trail
State House, Abuja: national flag designer ↗
Limits of the displayed colors
Green #008751 and white #FFFFFF are the supplied artwork’s screen values. Neither value is a verified physical manufacturing standard. The imported record’s high-confidence statement concerns the designer, independence use and 1:2 construction; it does not establish these hexadecimal colors as official specifications for fabric, dyes or printing, or as evidence of customary manufacturing practice.
| Element | Color | Height (units) | Width along the fly (units) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole flag | Green, white, green | 60 | 120 |
| First panel — hoist edge | Green | 60 | 40 |
| Second panel — center | White | 60 | 40 |
| Third panel — fly edge | Green | 60 | 40 |