Button not showing color in android?

Question

This is the XML for the button:

<Button
    android:id="@+id/login"
    android:color="#048b9dc3"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:text="@string/login"
     />

The button is the default gray color in the app instead of semi transparent blue color I've set above. What am I doing wrong?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 06 '14 at 08:41

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You should set background instead of color. Add this block :

android:background="YOUR_COLOR_CODE_HERE"

Also your color code is not proper. You can use photoshop for finding color code which you want.

answered Jan 06 '14 at 08:41

Batuhan Coşkun

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So you can set alpha with `android:alpha="0.4"` – Batuhan Coşkun Jan 06 '14 at 09:13
Nope, supported on API level 11 and above only. – vergil corleone Jan 06 '14 at 09:14
Check [this link](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4813995/set-alpha-opacity-of-layout) – Batuhan Coşkun Jan 06 '14 at 09:20

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 23 '14 at 04:30

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You can either set it in XML file:-

Or set it in your java program:-

button.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK);

Or you can just write the 4-byte hex code (not 3-byte) 0xFF000000

http://xjaphx.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/setting-buttons-colors/

answered Jun 23 '14 at 04:30

user1718854

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Button not showing color in android?

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