---
title: selectedTextBackgroundColor
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: appkit/nscolor/selectedtextbackgroundcolor
---

# selectedTextBackgroundColor

The color to use for the background of selected text.

## Declaration

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

## See Also

### Text colors

- [textColor](appkit/nscolor/textcolor.md)
- [placeholderTextColor](appkit/nscolor/placeholdertextcolor.md)
- [selectedTextColor](appkit/nscolor/selectedtextcolor.md)
- [textBackgroundColor](appkit/nscolor/textbackgroundcolor.md)
- [keyboardFocusIndicatorColor](appkit/nscolor/keyboardfocusindicatorcolor.md)
- [unemphasizedSelectedTextColor](appkit/nscolor/unemphasizedselectedtextcolor.md)
- [unemphasizedSelectedTextBackgroundColor](appkit/nscolor/unemphasizedselectedtextbackgroundcolor.md)