Color Constants / Color Forms / Controls / Transparency VB6
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Table 1
| VBA Constant | SystemColors | Hex Value | Long Value | Description |
| vb3DDKShadow | ControlDarkDark | &H80000015 | -2147483627 | Darkest shadow color for 3-D display elements |
| vb3DHighlight | ControlLightLight | &H80000014 | -2147483628 | Highlight color for 3-D display elements |
| vb3DLight | ControlLight | &H80000016 | -2147483626 | Second lightest 3-D color after vb3DHighlight |
| vb3DShadow | ControlDark | &H80000010 | -2147483632 | Lightest shadow color for 3-D display elements |
| vbActiveBorder | ActiveBorder | &H8000000A | -2147483638 | Border color of active window |
| vbActiveTitleBar | ActiveCaption | &H80000002 | -2147483646 | Color of the title bar for the active window |
| vbApplicationWorkspace | AppWorkspace | &H8000000C | -2147483636 | Background color of multiple document interface (MDI) applications |
| vbButtonFace (vb3DFace) | Control | &H8000000F | -2147483633 | Color of shading on the face of command buttons |
| vbButtonShadow (vb3DShadow) | ControlDark | &H80000010 | -2147483632 | Color of shading on the edge of command buttons |
| vbButtonText | ControlText | &H80000012 | -2147483630 | Text color on push buttons |
| vbDesktop | Desktop | &H80000001 | -2147483647 | Desktop color |
| vbGrayText | GrayText | &H80000011 | -2147483631 | Grayed (disabled) text |
| vbHighlight | Highlight | &H8000000D | -2147483635 | Background color of items selected in a control |
| vbHighlightText | HighlightText | &H8000000E | -2147483634 | Text color of items selected in a control |
| vbInactiveBorder | InactiveBorder | &H8000000B | -2147483637 | Border color of inactive window |
| vbInactiveCaptionText | InactiveCaptionText | &H80000013 | -2147483629 | Color of text in an inactive caption |
| vbInactiveTitleBar | InactiveCaption | &H80000003 | -2147483645 | Color of the title bar for the inactive window |
| vbInfoBackground(vbMsgBoxText) | Info | &H80000018 | -2147483624 | Background color of ToolTips |
| vbInfoText(vbMsgBox) | InfoText | &H80000017 | -2147483625 | Color of text in ToolTips |
| vbMenuBar | Menu | &H80000004 | -2147483644 | Menu background color |
| vbMenuText | MenuText | &H80000007 | -2147483641 | Color of text on menus |
| vbScrollBars | ScrollBar | &H80000000 | -2147483648 | Scrollbar color |
| vbTitleBarText | ActiveCaptionText | &H80000009 | -2147483639 | Color of text in caption, size box, and scroll arrow |
| vbWindowBackground | Window | &H80000005 | -2147483643 | Window background color |
| vbWindowFrame | WindowFrame | &H80000006 | -2147483642 | Window frame color |
| vbWindowText | WindowText | &H80000008 | -2147483640 | Color of text in windows |
Table 2
| System Colour Name | Hex Value | VB Constant |
| Menu Text | &H80000007& | vbMenuText |
| Scroll Bars | &H80000000& | vbScrollBars |
| Window Background | &H80000005& | vbWindowBackground |
| Window Frame | &H80000006& | vbWindowFrame |
| Window Text | &H80000008& | vbWindowText |
| Active Border | &H8000000A& | vbActiveBorder |
| Active Title Bar | &H80000002& | vbActiveTitleBar |
| Active Title Bar Text | &H80000009& | vbTitleBarText |
| Application Workspace | &H8000000C& | vbApplicationWorkspace |
| Button Face | &H8000000F& | vbButtonFace |
| Button Highlight | &H80000014& | vb3DHighlight |
| Button Shadow | &H80000010& | vb3DDKShadow |
| Button Text | &H80000012& | vbButtonText |
| Desktop | &H80000001& | vbDesktop |
| Disabled Text | &H80000011& | vbGrayText |
| Highlight | &H8000000D& | vbHighlight |
| Highlighted Text | &H8000000E& | vbHighlightText |
| Inactive Border | &H8000000B& | vbInactiveBorder |
| Inactive Title Bar | &H80000003& | vbInactiveTitleBar |
| Inactive Title Bar Text | &H80000013& | vbInactiveCaptionText |
| Menu Bar | &H80000004& | vbMenuBar |
Examples
txtCon(cnt).BackColor = vbHighlightText
