---
title: "PlayerTextDrawGetBackgroundCol | open.mp"
description: "Gets the background color of a player-textdraw"
canonical: https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawGetBackgroundCol
language: en
---

# PlayerTextDrawGetBackgroundCol

warning

This function was added in omp v1.1.0.2612 and will not work in earlier versions!

## Description

Gets the background color of a player-textdraw

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| playerid | The ID of the player |
| PlayerText:textid | The ID of the player textdraw to get the background color of |

## Returns

Returns the background color of the player-textdraw.

## Examples

```c
new PlayerText:pTextdraw[MAX_PLAYERS];

public OnPlayerConnect(playerid)
{
    pTextdraw[playerid] = CreatePlayerTextDraw(playerid, 320.0, 240.0, "Welcome to my OPEN.MP server");
    PlayerTextDrawSetOutline(playerid, pTextdraw[playerid], 1);
    PlayerTextDrawBackgroundColor(playerid, pTextdraw[playerid], 0x00FF00FF);
    PlayerTextDrawShow(playerid, pTextdraw[playerid]);

    new backgroundColor = PlayerTextDrawGetBackgroundCol(playerid, pTextdraw[playerid]);
    // backgroundColor = 0x00FF00FF
    return 1;
}
```

## Related Functions

-   [CreatePlayerTextDraw](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/CreatePlayerTextDraw): Create a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawDestroy](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawDestroy): Destroy a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawBoxColor](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawBoxColor): Set the color of a player-textdraw's box.
-   [PlayerTextDrawBackgroundColor](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawBackgroundColor): Set the background color of a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawAlignment](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawAlignment): Set the alignment of a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawFont](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawFont): Set the font of a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawLetterSize](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawLetterSize): Set the letter size of the text in a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawTextSize](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawTextSize): Set the size of a player-textdraw box (or clickable area for PlayerTextDrawSetSelectable).
-   [PlayerTextDrawSetOutline](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawSetOutline): Toggle the outline on a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawSetShadow](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawSetShadow): Set the shadow on a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawSetProportional](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawSetProportional): Scale the text spacing in a player-textdraw to a proportional ratio.
-   [PlayerTextDrawUseBox](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawUseBox): Toggle the box on a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawSetString](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawSetString): Set the text of a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawShow](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawShow): Show a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawHide](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawHide): Hide a player-textdraw.