# Input text field selection change color

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-text-field-selection-change-color/229271>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 15, 2007, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-text-field-selection-change-color/229271 "2007-06-15T11:54:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![antongranik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@antongranik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/antongranik)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-text-field-selection-change-color/229271/1 "2007-06-15T11:54:10Z")

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Hi people!:tie:  
Here’s the challenge. I want in my text input field (on black background white letters) change the selection color (when I select typed text by mouse) to something contrast (like grey or red for example). Because right now it’s black on the black bg. How can I do this? 🙂