🇴🇲 The colours of Oman

Oman's flag features white, green, and red, each with its own meaning. White stands for peace and the Imam, green for the land's fertility and the northern mountains, and red recalls the country's historic battles and its earlier flag.

Where no official value is given, the swatch shows the colour family, not the exact shade.

• White symbolises peace and the Imam.
• Green stands for the Jebel Akhdar Mountains and fertility.
• Red recalls Oman's old flag and historic battles.
• The flag's proportions changed to 4:7 in 2004.
• The national emblem features a khanjar dagger and crossed swords.

The colours of the flag of Oman

The flag of Oman is made up of white and green horizontal stripes, with a red vertical stripe forming a 'T' shape. The national emblem, featuring crossed swords and a khanjar dagger, sits in the red area. White is linked to peace and the Imam, a religious figure. Green refers to the fertile Jebel Akhdar Mountains in the north. Red connects to the old Sultanate flag and the struggles of the Omani people. These meanings are drawn from tradition and history, and are widely recognised.

How the colours were chosen of Oman

Before 1970, Oman used a plain red flag. After Sultan Qaboos came to power in 1970, he introduced the current flag, adding white and green to the traditional red and placing the national emblem in the corner. The flag's design and proportions have changed a few times since then, with the most recent update in 2004 setting the current proportions. The emblem, showing a khanjar dagger and crossed swords, dates back to the 18th century and represents the ruling dynasty.

Official shades and rules of Oman

The flag's proportions have changed over time: from 3:4, to 1:2 in 1995, and finally to 4:7 in 2004. Earlier versions had a slimmer middle band. The Sultan's standard uses a red field with a green border, each border about one-sixth the height of the flag, and the emblem in gold at the centre.