---
title: backgroundColor
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nstext/backgroundcolor
---

# backgroundColor

The receiver’s background color to a given color.

## Declaration

```swift
@NSCopying var backgroundColor: NSColor? { get set }
```

## See Also

### Setting graphics attributes

- [drawsBackground](appkit/nstext/drawsbackground.md)