Short answers, pulled from the story.
Act XXI of 1848 officially mandated the use of the red-white-green tricolor as a national symbol for the first time. This configuration adopted horizontal stripes to distinguish it from vertical arrangements used elsewhere.
Crimson red measures Pantone 18-1660 TCX Tomato with RGB values of 206, 41, 57 and hexadecimal code #CE2939. Dark green registers as Pantone 18-6320 TCX Fairway showing RGB 71, 112, 80 and hex #477050 while white appears as Pantone Not available with RGB 255, 255, 255 and hex #FFFFFF.
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 transformed historical colors into a symbol of independence against the Habsburg Empire. Volunteers and émigrés carried this tricolor flag during wars of Italian unification alongside Garibaldi's forces.
The government later reverted to using minor arms without crowns before establishing the pure tricolor as the official state symbol in 1957 after Soviet intervention. This shift reflected changing national priorities while maintaining continuity with historical traditions.
Seagoing merchant vessels must hoist the red-white-green tricolour in a 2:3 ratio according to a 1957 law. Government buildings use flags with a 1:2 ratio established by government decree from 2000.