Flag of Sierra Leone
Sub-Saharan Africa · first adopted 27 April 1961
The flag of Sierra Leone is blue, white and green. It was first adopted on 27 April 1961. Sierra Leone, whose capital is Freetown, is home to about 9.0 million people.
Colours
- blue#0000cd
- white#ffffff
- green#00cd00
Colour names are approximate, taken from the hex values in the image.
Flags with the same colours
Other flags of Sub-Saharan Africa
Flag of Sierra Leone: questions and answers
What colours are on the Sierra Leone flag?
Blue, White and Green. Hex values as drawn: blue #0000cd, white #ffffff, green #00cd00.
When was the flag of Sierra Leone adopted?
The flag was first adopted on 27 April 1961 (Wikidata). Some flags have had minor design changes since their first adoption.
Which flags have the same colours as Sierra Leone's?
Djibouti, Gambia and Lesotho use the same set of colours.
Sources: World Bank Open Data — World Development Indicators and Population Estimates and Projections (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0); flag-icons 7.2.3 by Panayiotis Lipiridis (MIT License). Data retrieved 2026-10-22. Live figures are mathematical estimates interpolated between the World Bank's mid-year values, not real-time counts.