Transgender flag

Used on: Transgender

Transgender pride flag with its characteristic coloured stripes.

Designer: Monica Helms · 1999 (first flown at Phoenix Pride, 2000)

Helms designed the flag after a dinner with Michael Page (bisexual flag designer) who encouraged her: "The trans community could use a flag too."

Stripe HEX RGB CMYK Pantone Meaning
1 & 5 #5BCEFA 91,206,250 C:64 M:18 Y:0 K:2 PMS 2985 C Traditional color for baby boys
2 & 4 #F5A9B8 245,169,184 C:0 M:31 Y:25 K:4 PMS 700 C Traditional color for baby girls
3 #FFFFFF 255,255,255 C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:0 n/a Those transitioning, intersex, or with undefined gender

History

The flag's symmetry is intentional: "No matter which way you fly it, it is always correct, signifying us finding correctness in our lives." The original prototype is held at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.