---
title: selectedMenuItemColor
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: appkit/nscolor/selectedmenuitemcolor
---

# selectedMenuItemColor

The color to use for the face of selected menu items.

## Declaration

```swift
class var selectedMenuItemColor: NSColor { get }
```

## Return Value

Return Value The system color used for selected menu items. For more information, see NSColor.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [selectedMenuItemTextColor](appkit/nscolor/selectedmenuitemtextcolor.md)

### Deprecated colors

- [alternateSelectedControlColor](appkit/nscolor/alternateselectedcontrolcolor.md)
- [controlAlternatingRowBackgroundColors](appkit/nscolor/controlalternatingrowbackgroundcolors.md)
- [controlHighlightColor](appkit/nscolor/controlhighlightcolor.md)
- [controlLightHighlightColor](appkit/nscolor/controllighthighlightcolor.md)
- [controlShadowColor](appkit/nscolor/controlshadowcolor.md)
- [controlDarkShadowColor](appkit/nscolor/controldarkshadowcolor.md)
- [headerColor](appkit/nscolor/headercolor.md)
- [knobColor](appkit/nscolor/knobcolor.md)
- [selectedKnobColor](appkit/nscolor/selectedknobcolor.md)
- [scrollBarColor](appkit/nscolor/scrollbarcolor.md)
- [secondarySelectedControlColor](appkit/nscolor/secondaryselectedcontrolcolor.md)
- [windowFrameColor](appkit/nscolor/windowframecolor.md)