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The SetBkColor function sets the current background color to the specified color value, or to the nearest physical color if the device cannot represent the specified color value.
Syntax
COLORREF SetBkColor(
[in] HDC hdc,
[in] COLORREF color
);
Parameters
[in] hdc
A handle to the device context.
[in] color
The new background color. To make a COLORREF value, use the RGB macro.
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value specifies the previous background color as a COLORREF value.
If the function fails, the return value is CLR_INVALID.
Remarks
This function fills the gaps between styled lines drawn using a pen created by the CreatePen function; it does not fill the gaps between styled lines drawn using a pen created by the ExtCreatePen function. The SetBkColor function also sets the background colors for TextOut and ExtTextOut.
If the background mode is OPAQUE, the background color is used to fill gaps between styled lines, gaps between hatched lines in brushes, and character cells. The background color is also used when converting bitmaps from color to monochrome and vice versa.
Examples
For an example, see "Example of Owner-Drawn Menu Items" in Using Menus.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | wingdi.h (include Windows.h) |
| Library | Gdi32.lib |
| DLL | Gdi32.dll |