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];