# TVML styling - template background color

**URL:** <https://forums.kodeco.com/t/tvml-styling-template-background-color/14696>\
**Category:** tvOS\
**Created:** [May 10, 2016, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.kodeco.com/t/tvml-styling-template-background-color/14696 "2016-05-10T10:06:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![patricks](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.raywenderlich.com/community/forum-assets/noun-game-ghost-878668.png) [@patricks](https://forums.kodeco.com/u/patricks)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.kodeco.com/t/tvml-styling-template-background-color/14696/1 "2016-05-10T10:06:20Z")

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Hi,  
trying to build a simple TVML app. I would like the background to all my templates to be black. haven’t managed to find a way to do that yet. Been looking and searching but no result so far.  
thanks,  
Patrick