Record / CZ-NAT-1993

Czechia

Státní vlajka České republiky / Czech national flag

NationalEuropeBicolorHoist wedge
Flag of Czechia
Geometric display rendering / statutory ratio 2:3
Quick answer

Czechia’s flag has equal white and red horizontal bands with a blue triangular wedge extending from the hoist to the center of the flag.

Specification

The upper half is white and the lower half red. A blue wedge fills the hoist edge and reaches an apex halfway along the flag’s 2:3 length. Czech law names the state colors in the order white, red, and blue.

Horizontal bandsWhite / red
Band heights1 : 1
Wedge apexFlag center
Overall format2 : 3

Display colors

BlueHEX #11457E / display reference
RedHEX #D7141A / display reference

Construction notes

Construct a 2:3 rectangle and divide it horizontally into equal halves. Draw the wedge from both hoist corners to the geometric center. When hung vertically, the white area appears at the viewer’s left, red at the right, and the blue wedge points downward from the top.

Historical record

The white-over-red bicolor drew on the colors of Bohemia. A blue wedge was added to the Czechoslovak flag in 1920, distinguishing it from similar bicolors and representing the wider state. Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Czech Act No. 3/1993 retained the design as a symbol of the Czech Republic.

Source trail

Prague Castle: State Symbols of the Czech Republic ↗

Chamber of Deputies: Act No. 3/1993 on Czech state symbols ↗