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

# backgroundColor

The background color of the text block.

## Declaration

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

## See Also

### Working with color

- [setBorderColor(_:for:)](appkit/nstextblock/setbordercolor(_:for:).md)
- [setBorderColor(_:)](appkit/nstextblock/setbordercolor(_:).md)