# Unable to set BUTTON BG color to Transparent in Blocks **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [January 1, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-button-bg-color-to-transparent-in-blocks/1042047 "2021-01-01T19:56:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bert\_Holbert\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71c47a/32.png) [@Bert\_Holbert\_Jr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Bert_Holbert_Jr)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-button-bg-color-to-transparent-in-blocks/1042047/1 "2021-01-01T19:56:29Z")
Hello, Im trying to toggle the BG color of a BUTTON to TRANSPARENT in Block Code but i only get a list of colors but unable to find TRANSPARENT. My screen BG color is a HEX color and not a standard Listed Color. ![scgrab](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/d/1d659add0cace2bbef657002684550f5784d46fb.png) ---
**Author:** ![drted](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/drted/32/92694_2.png) [@drted](https://community.thunkable.com/u/drted)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-button-bg-color-to-transparent-in-blocks/1042047/2 "2021-01-01T20:43:41Z")
You can use a text block with rgba(0,0,0,0) ---
**Author:** ![Bert\_Holbert\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71c47a/32.png) [@Bert\_Holbert\_Jr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Bert_Holbert_Jr)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 6:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-button-bg-color-to-transparent-in-blocks/1042047/3 "2021-01-02T06:03:09Z")
I wish I could use the alpha channel but under the color section in blocks thunkable doesn’t have an area for alpha. ![Screenshot_20210102_005928](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/2/c/2c7cf86d9749616e8f6539d49c194f6b55df971d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![drted](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/drted/32/92694_2.png) [@drted](https://community.thunkable.com/u/drted)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 9:08am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-button-bg-color-to-transparent-in-blocks/1042047/4 "2021-01-02T09:08:54Z")
> [@Color TRANSPARENT vs. Color NULL Change](http://community.thunkable.com/t/color-transparent-vs-color-null-change/924095/6): > > [изображение] Color setting options Transparency changes from 0 to 1. it is Also possible to set the format #rgb, #rgba, HSL (hue, saturation, brightness) or HSLA (with a transparency component), for example: #ff0 #f0f8 hsl(200, 100%, 50%) hsla(200, 100%, 50%, 0.1) The transparent color can be set as follows: rgba(0,0,0,0) or the string “transparent”. ---
**Author:** ![fastasarocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/fastasarocket/32/86537_2.png) [@fastasarocket](https://community.thunkable.com/u/fastasarocket)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-button-bg-color-to-transparent-in-blocks/1042047/5 "2021-09-22T13:57:12Z")
I’m trying to change a button background color by setting it to rgba(0,0,0,0) and it’s not working. Changing text colour to this doesn’t work either. Do you think this is a bug? ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-button-bg-color-to-transparent-in-blocks/1042047/6 "2021-09-22T13:58:45Z")
Are you using DnD or StP? ---
**Author:** ![fastasarocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/fastasarocket/32/86537_2.png) [@fastasarocket](https://community.thunkable.com/u/fastasarocket)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-button-bg-color-to-transparent-in-blocks/1042047/7 "2021-09-22T14:00:20Z")
StP ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-button-bg-color-to-transparent-in-blocks/1042047/8 "2021-09-22T14:01:18Z")
Use the word **transparent** instead of the color. ---
**Author:** ![fastasarocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/fastasarocket/32/86537_2.png) [@fastasarocket](https://community.thunkable.com/u/fastasarocket)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-button-bg-color-to-transparent-in-blocks/1042047/9 "2021-09-22T14:04:20Z")
Just tried that and it’s still not working. But I’d like to use rgba so I can make coloured backgrounds semi transparent ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-button-bg-color-to-transparent-in-blocks/1042047/10 "2021-09-22T14:19:16Z")
I just tried this and it worked ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/f/7f563e4358461cb470c14c4278e4fdf1f49fe381.png) ---
**Author:** ![fastasarocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/fastasarocket/32/86537_2.png) [@fastasarocket](https://community.thunkable.com/u/fastasarocket)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 4:59am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-button-bg-color-to-transparent-in-blocks/1042047/11 "2021-09-27T04:59:39Z")
That’s strange, I was doing the exact same the other day and it wasn’t working but now it is. Thanks for the help ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-button-bg-color-to-transparent-in-blocks/1042047/12 "2024-11-08T13:31:07Z")