The color of the center stripe on the flag of Peru is white. Peru’s national flag is a vertical triband with red on both outer sides and a single white band in the middle.
The modern arrangement emerged during Peru’s struggle for independence from Spain. José de San Martín created Peru’s first republican flag in 1820, but that early design was diagonally divided and difficult to reproduce. Later versions simplified the layout, eventually producing the red-white-red vertical design recognized today.
Peru’s current national flag was established through the 1825 law on national symbols and modified in 1950. The plain civil flag has no emblem, while state and military versions may display Peru’s coat of arms in the central white panel. Those variants do not change the color of the center stripe.
The meanings attached to the colors vary by source and tradition. Red is often associated with the blood shed by independence fighters, while white is linked with purity and peace. Another popular story connects the red-and-white palette with parihuanas, red-and-white flamingos said to have inspired San Martín.