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

# backgroundColor

## Declaration

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

## See Also

### Configuring appearance

- [verticalAlignment](uikit/nstextblock/verticalalignment-swift.property.md)
- [setBorderColor(_:)](uikit/nstextblock/setbordercolor(_:).md)
- [setBorderColor(_:rectEdge:)](uikit/nstextblock/setbordercolor(_:rectedge:).md)
- [borderColor(for:)](uikit/nstextblock/bordercolor(for:).md)