Identifying Gang Colors

Identifying Gang Colors

Gangs and gang members, along with types of clothing and tattoos, have traditionally worn colors as a means of identifying themselves and the gang with which they are affiliated.  Many non-gang members, who innocently wore a gangs colors in the wrong place at the wrong time have been assaulted and even killed.

The following information is intended to show colors that may be used by gangs to identify themselves.  These colors may be seen in the clothing worn by the gang members, in their flags, (bandannas) or in their graffiti.  Due to the trends of today's gangs to change identifiers that used to be traditional, these colors may not be exact.

This list is not all inclusive.  There are many more gangs, spread throughout the United States that may or may not claim affiliation with a "nation." 

Please note that colors are not a positive identifier of gang affiliation.  Colors are but one of the combination of identifiers used by law enforcement and others to identify gang members. 

The two most widely known gang colors are red, worn by the Bloods, and blue, worn by the Crips.

The Sureños (Sur 13, Sur) and the Norteños (Norte 14, Norte) are not gangs.  They are Hispanic gangs in Northern and Southern gangs California who united as Northerners and Southerners.

Gang Colors List

Gang	Colors	Affiliation
Bloods	Basic -red; also sets known to wear brown, orange, burnt orange to represent dried blood
Crips	Blue
Norteños	Red	Aligned with La Nuestra Familia
Sureños	Blue	Aligned with the Mexican Mafia

Gangs with Folks Nation Affiliation

Ambrose	Light blue, black	Folks
Ashland Vikings	Green, black	Folks
Black Disciples	Black, blue	Folks
Black Gangster Disciples	Black, blue, white, silver	Folks
Brothers of Struggle	Black, blue, white, silver	Folks
C-Notes	Green, red, white	Folks
Campbell Boys	Red, blue	Folks
Harrison Gents	Purple, black	Folks
Imperial Gangsters	Pink, brown	Folks
Insane Popes	Black, blue	Folks
La Raza	Red, white, green	Folks
Party People	White, black	Folks
Latin Disciples	Blue, black	Folks
Latin Dragons	Black, green	Folks
Latin Eagles	Gray, black	Folks
Latin Jivers	Black, brown	Folks
Latin Lovers	Red, yellow	Folks
Latin Souls	Maroon, black	Folks
Orchestra Albany	Brown, yellow	Folks
Simon City Royals	Blue, black	Folks
Spanish Cobras	Green, black	Folks
Satan Disciples	Canary yellow, black	Folks
Spanish Gangsters	Light blue, black	Folks
Two Sixers	Tan, black	Folks
Two Boys	Black, blue	Folks

Gangs With People Nation Affiliation

Bishops	Copper, brown, black	People
Black Stone Rangers	Black, green, red	People
Black P. Stone Nation	Black, green, red	People
Cullerton Deuces	Gray, black, white	People
Ek Rukns	Black, red, green, gold	People
Gaylords	Gray, light blue, black	People
Insane Deuces	Green, black	People
Insane Popes	Black, blue	People
Insane Unknowns	Black, white	People
Kents	Gray, black	People
Latin Counts	Red, black	People
Latin Kings	Gold, black	People
Latin Saints	Blue, black	People
Mickey Cobras	Red, black	People
Pachucos	Black, white	People
Puerto Rican Stones	Black, orange	People
Spanish Lords	Black, red	People
Vice Lords	Black, red, green, gold	People