Change the Background Color of selected or highlighted Text in Windows 11

Have you ever wanted to change the highlight color to another color whenever you highlight a selected text? Usually, a person would change background colors because they would find the default colors boring or bland and want a unique or grand color to be displayed. This tutorial will showcase some tips to change the background color of selected or highlighted text.

How to change the Highlight Color in Windows 11/10

In this tutorial, we will explain:

1. How to change the background color of a highlighted text.
2. How to change the color of the highlighted text.

Change the Background Color of highlighted Text in Windows 11/10

To change the Highlight Color, open Registry Editor by going to the Search Box and enter Reg.

A User Account Control box will open, asking if you want this app to make changes to your device. Click Yes.

Navigate to the following key:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors

On the right side double-click Hilight.

An Edit String dialog box will open.

In the Value Data section, enter the three-digit numbers, which are the RGB numbers that represent the colors.

To find some excellent unique colors, open your browser and visit rgbcolorcode.com.

Enter an RGB number from the website and enter it into the Value Data box, for example, 102,255,25.

Then click OK.

Please Restart the computer to make it work.

After the Restart and you are back on your desktop, try to highlight a text, and you will see the color your selected.

Change the Color of highlighted Text in Windows 11/10

Open Registry Editor by going to the Search Box and enter Reg.

A Registry Editor window will open.

Navigate to the following key:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors

On the right side double-click HilightText.

An Edit String dialog box will open.

In the Value Data section, enter the three-digit numbers, which are the RGB numbers that represent the colors.

Please Restart the computer to make it work.

After the Restart and you are back on your desktop, try to highlight a text, and you will see the color your selected is the color of the text.

We hope this tutorial helps you understand how to change the background color of selected or highlighted text in Windows 11/10.

You can also change the Translucent Selection Rectangle Box color if you wish.