The flag of Cuba consists of five horizontal stripes of equal width, with the top and bottom stripes being blue and the middle stripe being white. To the left of the flag is a red equilateral triangle with a white star in the center. The ratio of the width to length of the flag is 2:3. The color codes for the blue stripes are Pantone 287 C or RGB (0,56,147), for the white stripe is Pantone white or RGB (255,255,255), and for the red triangle and star are Pantone 485 C or RGB (255,0,0). The height of the triangle is equal to the height of the two blue stripes, and the base of the triangle is equal to the width of the flag minus twice the width of the blue stripe.