Set Background Color [[self view] setBackgroundColor:[UIColor blueColor]]; Defined Colours MyTextBox.textColor = [UIColor darkGrayColor]; Bespoke Colour //Set to RGB value myText.textColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:150/255.0 green:200/255.0 blue:80/255.0 alpha:1]; Greyscale Colour myText.textColor = [UIColor colorWithWhite:0.5 alpha:1]; //1=white, 0.5=50%, 0=black Transparent Colour MyTextBox.textColor = [UIColor clearColor];