# Root Container Background Color

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/root-container-background-color/11351>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 11, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/root-container-background-color/11351 "2016-03-11T18:45:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![lynnosler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@lynnosler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lynnosler)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/root-container-background-color/11351/1 "2016-03-11T18:45:47Z")

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Is there a way to put a gradient on the root background color?

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**Author:** ![bmcclain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@bmcclain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmcclain)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/root-container-background-color/11351/2 "2016-03-22T01:37:09Z")

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Not that I have seen.

An option would be to put a rectangle over the root container and give it a gradient. Make sure that is arranged at the lowest Z index and anchored on all 4 directions so it will always scale.