# color Changes the color of an element. ## Overview Use the `color` style to change the color an an element. Here’s an example of how to change the text color inside of a `description` element. ```xml Light purple ``` ### Values for color - `rgb(r,g,b)`: The background color of an element, where `r,g,b` are the red, green, and blue color components, and have a value range from `0-255`. - `rgba(r,g,b,a)`: The background color of an element, where `r,g,b` are the red, green, and blue color components, and have a value range from `0-255`, and `a` is the alpha applied to the color, ranging from `0.0-1.0`. - `transparent`: The background color of the element is transparent. ### Elements that Use color - [decorationLabel](/documentation/TVML/decorationlabel) - [description](/documentation/TVML/description) - [ordinal](/documentation/TVML/ordinal) - [segmentBar](/documentation/TVML/segmentbar) - [subtitle](/documentation/TVML/subtitle) - [text](/documentation/TVML/text) - [textBadge](/documentation/TVML/textbadge) - [title](/documentation/TVML/title) --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)