Europe · Canton
How to draw the flag of Greece
The flag of Greece is a rectangular canton in the upper hoist corner over a striped field in blue and white, with cross and nine stripes. It flies at a ratio of 2:3.
Step by step
- Start with the right shape. Greece flies at 2:3 — for every 3 units of width the flag is 2 tall. Sketch that rectangle first; a flag drawn too square is the fastest way to lose layout points.
- Block in the background. Fill the whole flag with blue first, then build the rest on top of it. Working from the largest area to the smallest keeps the proportions honest.
- Add the white. A rectangular canton in the upper hoist corner over a striped field. Place these shapes by eye against the edges of the flag, not against each other.
- Finish with the cross and nine stripes. Detail is the last ten percent of the score, so leave it until the colour blocks are down. Size and position count for more than drawing every line of it.
Greece flag colours
The colour codes below are the ones to reach for if you are recreating the flag digitally.
| Colour | Hex | RGB |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | #0D5EAF | rgb(13, 94, 175) |
| White | #FFFFFF | rgb(255, 255, 255) |
What the flag means
Nine stripes for the nine syllables of the independence motto, and a white cross for Orthodox Christianity.
Common mistakes
- Drawing the wrong number of stripes. There are nine, starting and ending with blue.
- Watch out for Uruguay — it is close enough to Greece that people draw the wrong one from memory.
A trick for remembering it
Blue first, blue last, cross in a square canton five stripes tall.
Flags that look like this one
Side-by-side breakdowns of the pairs people mix up:
Questions about the Greece flag
What colours are on the flag of Greece?
Greece uses 2 colours: blue (#0D5EAF), white (#FFFFFF).
What are the proportions of the Greece flag?
It flies at 2:3 (height to width). Drawing it at the wrong shape is one of the quickest ways to lose layout marks in the game.
What does the Greece flag mean?
Nine stripes for the nine syllables of the independence motto, and a white cross for Orthodox Christianity.
Which flags look like the Greece flag?
Uruguay. Watch out for Uruguay — it is close enough to Greece that people draw the wrong one from memory.
How hard is the Greece flag to draw from memory?
PlayVexle rates it 3 out of 5. The colours are simple; the arrangement is what catches people out.
