# BackColor Property

> Returns or sets the background color of TXTextControl as an RGB value from 0 to &HFFFFFF or as a system color from the Windows Control Panel settings.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Property
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > API Reference > TXTextControl > BackColor Property
- **219 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/backcolor-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/backcolor-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/backcolor-property/llms-full.txt

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Returns or sets the background color of a Text Control. Text Control uses the Microsoft Windows operating environment red-green-blue (RGB) color scheme.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.BackColor [= value]
```

| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| RGB colors | The valid range for a RGB color is 0 to &HFFFFFF. The high byte of a number in this range equals 0; the lower 3 bytes, from least to most significant byte, determine the amount of red, green, and blue, respectively. The red, green, and blue components are each represented by a number between 0 and 255 (&HFF). |
| System colors | Colors specified by the system color constants. If the high byte isn't 0, Text Control uses the system colors, as defined in the user's Control Panel settings. |

### Data Types

Long.

### See Also

- [ForeColor Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/forecolor-property/llms-full.txt)
- [Programming Category: Control Settings](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/control-settings/llms-full.txt)

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