# backColor attribute

The backColor attribute specifies the background color for the display, image, object or state.

Graphic object elements (except selector objects), displaySettings elements , imageSettings elements and state elements contain this attribute.

FactoryTalk View equivalent: BackColor, St_BackColor, CaptionBackColor, St_CaptionBackColor, ImageBackColor

If the backStyle attribute is transparent, the background color is not used. For objects with a lineStyle attribute other than solid, the background color is used for the spaces between the dots or dashes.

## See also

backColor attribute syntax

displaySettings element

imageSettings element