What is default color for text in textview?

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I set the color to red , and after that I want to set the color again back to default, but I do not know what is default color, does anyone knows ?

Alex Zaraos · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-16 18:11:18Z

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Actually the color TextView is:

android:textColor="@android:color/tab_indicator_text"

or

#808080

answered Oct 16, 2015 at 18:11

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k2col Over a year ago

That is the default tab indicator text color. In many cases it may be the same as the default text color, but I wouldn't rely on it.

LukaszTaraszka Over a year ago

Very close, but this colour is not the same.

me_ Over a year ago

@LukTar is right, I used photoshop and checked the color... #737373 is the textview text color from a point pixel sample (sample area size of one pixel) on a view zoomed to 1000% in android studio... i think you need to look at the app's default style to get the actual value for any particualr app though...

Jagar Over a year ago

Also, it does not exists in marshmallow

inazaruk · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-24 14:08:50Z

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You can save old color and then use it to restore the original value. Here is an example:

ColorStateList oldColors = textView.getTextColors(); //save original colors textView.setTextColor(Color.RED); .... textView.setTextColor(oldColors);//restore original colors

But in general default TextView text color is determined from current Theme applied to your Activity.

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answered Jun 24, 2011 at 13:51

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dasar Over a year ago

Most correct solution. Preserve text color states (disabled, etc)

shiouming Over a year ago

From my observation, text color defined by theme is not inherited by TextView added dynamically from code. It always appears in white regardless of dark/light theme.

Bonatti Over a year ago

@shiouming Depends of the Context used. Every Constructor uses a Context, and in that Context, a Theme is set (usually default). If needed, use the TextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes)

Vitaly Over a year ago

But! After for example theme changing oldColors was color for old theme - so it's not completely working solution. As alternative: You can add to the layout invisible TextView - and get default text color from it.

Daiwik Daarun · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-19 06:28:32Z

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There are some default colors defined in android.R.color

int c = getResources().getColor(android.R.color.primary_text_dark);

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Kevin Cruijssen Over a year ago

It should be int c = ... instead of Color c = ...

InfectedPacket Over a year ago

As of API level23, getResources().getColor(int id) is now deprecated (see link). You can either use getResources().getColor (int id, Resources.Theme theme) or ContextCompat.getColor(contex, android.R.color.primary_text_dark)

janssen-dev Over a year ago

primary_text_dark is now deprecated but no idea why :(

Bondax · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-20 14:52:08Z

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Get these values from attributes:

int[] attrs = new int[] { android.R.attr.textColorSecondary }; TypedArray a = getTheme().obtainStyledAttributes(R.style.AppTheme, attrs); DEFAULT_TEXT_COLOR = a.getColor(0, Color.RED); a.recycle();

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Brill Pappin Over a year ago

This looks like it will properly select the colour based on theme, and will update for instance, if the app is in night mode.

petrsyn Over a year ago

To get the TypedArray for the current Theme call it without the Theme arg: TypedArray a = getTheme().obtainStyledAttributes(attrs);

Lorne Laliberte Over a year ago

This will only get an appropriate color if the theme is actually using textColorSecondary. Since it is possible to override this in a theme or style, this is not a very accurate way of determining what the default text color for a particular view will actually be. Note also that individual views can now be themed, so the theme associated with the view's context should be used instead of assuming the activity's theme is in effect for all of its views.

Patrick · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-17 14:47:41Z

There are defaults in the theme that Android uses if you don't specifiy a text color. It may be different colors in various Android UIs (e.g. HTC Sense, Samsung TouchWiz, etc). Android has a _dark and _light theme, so the defaults are different for these (but nearly black in both of them in vanilla android). It is however good practice to define your primary text color yourself for to provide a consistent style throughout the devices.

In code:

getResources().getColor(android.R.color.primary_text_dark); getResources().getColor(android.R.color.primary_text_light);

In xml:

android:color="@android:color/primary_text_dark" android:color="@android:color/primary_text_light"

As reference in vanilla Android the dark theme text color is #060001 and the in the light theme it's #060003 since API v1. See the android style class here

The colors referenced in your last link are actually not colors at all, they are just android.R values that are used to look up the color. You can look up the default colors by finding the color in this directory and looking up the base color reference in this .xml file.

Ahmad Reza Enshaee · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-06 12:47:59Z

I know it is old but according to my own theme editor with default light theme, default

textPrimaryColor = #000000

and

textColorPrimaryDark = #757575

dave o grady · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-14 01:39:31Z

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I used a color picker on the textview and got this #757575

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Chuck · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-05 09:12:28Z

It may not be possible in all situations, but why not simply use the value of a different random TextView that exists in the same Activity and that carries the colour you are looking for?

txtOk.setTextColor(txtSomeOtherText.getCurrentTextColor());

Anshul Tyagi · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-18 07:51:18Z

There are some default colours which get defined in the Themes of app. Below is the code snippet which you can use to get the current default color programmatically.

protected int getDefaultTextColor(){ TextView textView = new TextView(getContext()); return textView.getCurrentTextColor(); }

Salam El-Banna · Accepted Answer · 2022-03-21 01:13:38Z

The color of text inside a TextView is totally dependent on your theme. The easiest way to know it:

Add a TextView to any xml file
Select the TextView
Click on Split view
Open the Attributes tab and scroll to the color section.

As you can see, according to my theme it is: @android:color/secondary_text_material_light

C Nick · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-24 13:53:23Z

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I believe the default color integer value is 16711935 (0x00FF00FF).

answered Jun 24, 2011 at 13:53

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Bondax Over a year ago

wow hardcoded stuff, you know. Was this the value for all Android versions on all devices and with all selectable themes?! Joking, You know... :)

Patrick Over a year ago

So the default text color in android is pink? I think it is more inline with #060001 developer.android.com/reference/android/…

Vitaly Over a year ago

But I believe that default text color is green

Vivek Pratap Singh · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-31 09:34:36Z

hey you can try this

ColorStateList colorStateList = textView.getTextColors(); String hexColor = String.format("#%06X", (0xFFFFFF & colorStateList.getDefaultColor()));

quealegriamasalegre · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-21 04:46:18Z

I found that android:textColor="@android:color/secondary_text_dark" provides a closer result to the default TextView color than android:textColor="@android:color/tab_indicator_text". I suppose you have to switch between secondary_text_dark/light depending on the Theme you are using

Arst · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-30 12:26:03Z

You could use TextView.setTag/getTag to store original color before making changes. I would suggest to create an unique id resource in ids.xml to differentiate other tags if you have.

before setting to other colors:

if (textView.getTag(R.id.txt_default_color) == null) { textView.setTag(R.id.txt_default_color, textView.currentTextColor) }

Changing back:

textView.getTag(R.id.txt_default_color) as? Int then { textView.setTextColor(this) }

piotrpo · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-24 13:52:40Z

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There is no default color. It means that every device can have own.

answered Jun 24, 2011 at 13:52

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Patrick Over a year ago

No there are default colors, just that every android distribution can overwrite them

android developer Over a year ago

@for3st Do you know of cases that they do change it?

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