The Italian flag colors represent different concepts. 3 colored or tri-color, its 3 vertical stripes are equally sized and its colors are green, white and red. 
The green represents the plains and hills of Italy, the white represents the snow-covered mountains of the Alps and the red represents blood spilled for independence.
In another explanation, green symbolizes hope, white is faith and red is charity. These poetic meanings likely were given after the fact, as the modern Italian flag resulted from the historical merging of regional governments. 
