The mark consists of a gray ribbon containing the stylized words "SOUTH CAROLINA" in white capital letters over the larger stylized word STINGRAYS in capital letters that are white on top and gray in the middle and bottom, against a blue background that is outlined in gray. The wording is centered above a shield that is red on the left side and white on the right side and is outlined in blue and gray and contains a depiction of a stingray that is outlined in blue and is blue on the left side with three red gills, a red wavy line down the center, and a white eye, and red on the right side with three blue gills, a blue wavy line down the center, and a white eye. The tail of the stingray extends below the shield and terminates in an arrowhead that is red on the inside and outlined in blue and gray.