Flags by color · 13 flags
Black, White and Green Flags
No national flag uses only black, white and green. 13 flags, including Jordan, Kenya, Palestine, Sudan and Syria, contain all three alongside red or other colors.
Flags with white, green and black and other colors13
Palestine 
Jordan 
South Africa 
Kenya 
United Arab Emirates 
Sudan 
Syria 
Dominica 
Guyana 
Zimbabwe 
Kuwait 
South Sudan 
Western Sahara Which countries have black, white and green flags?
Every flag on this list has a fourth color, most often red. Jordan and Palestine have black, white and green horizontal stripes with a red triangle at the hoist, and Jordan's triangle has a white star. Western Sahara uses the same pattern with a red crescent and star in the center stripe. Kuwait has green, white and red stripes with a black trapezoid. Sudan has red, white and black stripes with a green triangle, and Syria has green, white and black stripes with three red stars. The United Arab Emirates has a red vertical bar beside green, white and black horizontal stripes.
Outside the Arab world, Kenya has black, red and green bands separated by white edges and a Maasai shield. South Sudan has black, red and green stripes with white edges and a blue triangle with a gold star. Zimbabwe and South Africa have more colors still, while Dominica and Guyana use all three with yellow and red.
Why do these colors usually come with red?
Black, white and green are three of the four Pan-Arab colors. The fourth, red, completes the set, which comes from the Arab Revolt flag of 1916. Because most flags that use black, white and green belong to this tradition, red nearly always appears too.
In Africa, black, green and red form a related palette tied to Pan-African movements. Kenya's version has white edges for peace, and South Sudan's flag uses the same idea. That is why you will find black, white and green only as part of a larger color set.
How can you tell these flags apart?
Start with the triangle. A red triangle on black, white and green stripes means Palestine, Jordan or Western Sahara, and the extras tell them apart: a star on Jordan's triangle, a crescent and star in the middle for Western Sahara. Kenya has a shield, Kuwait has a black trapezoid, and Sudan has a green triangle on red, white and black stripes, and Syria has three red stars on green, white and black stripes. Use the grid above to compare.
Frequently asked questions
What is the black, green and white flag?
No national flag is exactly black, green and white. Palestine, Jordan and Western Sahara have black, white and green stripes with a red triangle.
What is the black, white and green flag with a red triangle?
That is Palestine. Jordan has a similar flag with a white star in the red triangle.
How many flags have green, white and black?
13 flags in our data contain all three colors. None is built from only green, white and black, because every one of them also has red, and some add yellow or blue as well. Most are in Asia and Africa.
Which Asian flags have green, white and black?
Five Asian flags contain all three: United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait, Palestine and Syria. All five also use red, which is why none is purely green, white and black. Browse every color combination in our flags by color guide.
Which African flags have green, white and black?
Six African flags contain all three: Western Sahara, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Each also contains red, and some, such as South Africa and South Sudan, add yellow or blue. Browse every color combination in our flags by color guide.