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];