When you highlight text in a Windows 11 or 10 application or dialog, the highlighted text color is white, and the background color is blue by default. If it appears dull and if you are color sensitive to a specific color, you can replace it with something new that is unique and magnificent.
We will show you how to change the color of Highlighted Text (Selected Text) and its background in Windows 11 and 10 in this risewindows article.
How to Get RGB Color Value in Windows 11 or 10?
In Windows 11 and 10, you must obtain the RGB color value to change the color of Highlighted Text (Selected Text) and its background. Use the following steps to accomplish this:-
Step 1. First of all, open the paint (mspaint.exe) application on your computer.
To do that, click on the
Step 2. Then the Paint application appears on the screen, and then click on the
Step 3. After that, select a primary color of your choice and then move the cursor over the color palette to get the desired shade of your choice.
Step 4. Next, make a note of the RGB (Red Green Blue) numbers (ex: “98 250 236”) for your color.
Repeat the above steps to get one more RGB number combination.
It will use one for Highlighted Text (Selected Text) and the other for the background of selected text.
Step 5. Finally, close the Paint application.
How to Change the Color of Highlighted Text in Windows 11 or 10?
Follow these steps to change the color of the highlighted text in Windows 11 or 10:
Step 1. First of all, open Registry Editor.
Step 2. After that, go to the following key in the left pane of Registry Editor:-
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors
Step 3. Now on the right side of the Colors folder, double-click on the
Step 4. Then, enter the RGB numbers (ex: “98 250 236”) for your selected text color in the “Value data” field.
Note: The default RGB value of HilightText is 255 255 255.
Step 5. Now, click on the
Step 6. Finally, reboot your computer to set the changes.
How to Change the Background Color of Highlighted Text in Windows 11 or 10?
Follow these steps to change the background color of the highlighted text in Windows 11 or 10:-
Step 1. First of all, open Registry Editor.
Step 2. Now, go to the following key from the left pane of Registry Editor:-
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors
Step 3. Now, on the right side of the Colors folder, double-click on the
Step 4. Then, enter the RGB numbers (ex: “255 255 255”) for the selected text background color in the “Value data” field.
Note: The default RGB value of HilightText is 0 120 215.
Step 5. Next, click on the
Step 6. At last, restart your computer to set the changes.
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