# Dashboard background color issue

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-background-color-issue/190148>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [July 12, 2019, 6:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-background-color-issue/190148 "2019-07-12T06:20:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![June](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@June](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/June)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 6:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-background-color-issue/190148/1 "2019-07-12T06:20:47Z")

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Greetings!  
For version 7.1.1, the background color of the dashboard cannot change to "dark" although the setting is changed as shown below:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/e/9/e91cd9f463b602db34499e4e4c5dc5e842040a3b.png)  
Can anyone help on this?  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![thomasneirynck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/thomasneirynck/32/23313_2.png) [@thomasneirynck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/thomasneirynck)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-background-color-issue/190148/2 "2019-07-12T18:06:39Z")

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@June I think that is when creating a new dashboard

If you are on version 7.0.0, you can also switch Kibana to dark-theme and just reload your page.

Set `theme:darkMode` to true. [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/advanced-options.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/advanced-options.html)

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**Author:** ![June](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@June](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/June)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 9:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-background-color-issue/190148/3 "2019-07-19T09:13:01Z")

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Hi @thomasneirynck,

Thanks for your reply.

I had tried to create a new dashboard after setting **dashboard:dark mode** but it still cant function. The dashboard only can be in the dark mode when I set the _theme:dark mode_.

I would like to keep the theme as white theme and only the dashboard is the dark mode. I have tried in version 6.5.1 and it can be done but it cant achieve in version 7.1.1.

Kindly advise on this.

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 9:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-background-color-issue/190148/4 "2019-08-16T09:13:06Z")

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