# How can we change background color of Dashboard

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-we-change-background-color-of-dashboard/35508
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [November 25, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-we-change-background-color-of-dashboard/35508 "2015-11-25T04:18:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Amit2015](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Amit2015](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Amit2015)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-we-change-background-color-of-dashboard/35508/1 "2015-11-25T04:18:12Z")

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Hi Guys,

I am using Kibana 4.1.2. I have developed dashboard but dont know how to change background color as well as forecolor. Please guide.

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### Author: ![Amit2015](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Amit2015](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Amit2015)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-we-change-background-color-of-dashboard/35508/2 "2015-11-25T05:11:10Z")

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As searched, in settings check the Use dark theme box. But hvn't find it. Please help.

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### Author: ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2015, 6:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-we-change-background-color-of-dashboard/35508/3 "2015-11-25T06:47:37Z")

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The dark theme was introduced in Kibana 4.2. Prior to that I don't think colors are configurable at all.

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### Author: ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2015, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-we-change-background-color-of-dashboard/35508/4 "2015-11-25T06:54:59Z")

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They weren't.

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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: [July 6, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-we-change-background-color-of-dashboard/35508/5 "2017-07-06T14:08:19Z")

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