# Javascript: TXTextControl.getBackColor Method

> Gets the Text Control's background color.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 28.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: TXTextControl.getBackColor Method
- **214 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/getbackcolor-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/getbackcolor-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/getbackcolor-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets the Text Control's background color.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> TXTextControl.getBackColor(<RequestColorStringCallback> callback)
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| callback | Receives the background color. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TXTextControl.getBackColor` in a practical document-editing workflow. It gets the Text Control's background color.

```javascript
TXTextControl.getBackColor(
    function(color) {
        console.log("get back color result:", color);
    }
);
```

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