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# setTextColor(_:)

Sets the color to apply to plain text strings.

```
func setTextColor(_ color: UIColor?)
```

## Parameters

`color`

The custom color to be applied to the label’s text. Specifying `nil` removes the custom color and returns the text to the color specified in the storyboard file. The default label color is white.

## Discussion

The value set by this method represents the default color applied to text. This color is used unless you explicitly override it in an attributed string using the <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/UIKit/NSForegroundColorAttributeName> attribute.

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