# colorScheme The color scheme of this environment. ``` var colorScheme: ColorScheme { get set } ``` ## Discussion Read this environment value from within a view to find out if SwiftUI is currently displaying the view using the [`ColorScheme.light`](/documentation/SwiftUI/ColorScheme/light) or [`ColorScheme.dark`](/documentation/SwiftUI/ColorScheme/dark) appearance. The value that you receive depends on whether the user has enabled Dark Mode, possibly superseded by the configuration of the current presentation’s view hierarchy. ``` @Environment(\.colorScheme) private var colorScheme var body: some View { Text(colorScheme == .dark ? "Dark" : "Light") } ``` You can set the `colorScheme` environment value directly, but that usually isn’t what you want. Doing so changes the color scheme of the given view and its child views but *not* the views above it in the view hierarchy. Instead, set a color scheme using the [`preferredColorScheme(_:)`](/documentation/SwiftUI/View/preferredColorScheme(_:)) modifier, which also propagates the value up through the view hierarchy to the enclosing presentation, like a sheet or a window. When adjusting your app’s user interface to match the color scheme, consider also checking the [`colorSchemeContrast`](/documentation/SwiftUI/EnvironmentValues/colorSchemeContrast) property, which reflects a system-wide contrast setting that the user controls. For information, see in the Human Interface Guidelines. > Note: If you only need to provide different colors or > images for different color scheme and contrast settings, do that in > your app’s Asset Catalog. See > . --- 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)