--- title: Customizing modal presentation background and color... description: SwiftUI offers built-in modifiers to customize modal presentation backgrounds and color schemes. The `presentationBackground(_:)` modifier supports solid... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/customizing-modal-presentation-background-and-color-scheme-in-swiftui-xfwc2x97r twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Customizing modal presentation background and color scheme in SwiftUI | daily.dev og:description: SwiftUI offers built-in modifiers to customize modal presentation backgrounds and color schemes. The `presentationBackground(_:)` modifier supports solid... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/customizing-modal-presentation-background-and-color-scheme-in-swiftui-xfwc2x97r og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XFWC2x97r.png og:image:alt: Customizing modal presentation background and color scheme in SwiftUI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Customizing modal presentation background and color scheme in SwiftUI **[Nil Coalescing](https://daily.dev/sources/nilcoalescing)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary SwiftUI offers built-in modifiers to customize modal presentation backgrounds and color schemes. The `presentationBackground(_:)` modifier supports solid colors, gradients, and translucent materials like `.thinMaterial` for a frosted glass effect, while `presentationBackground(alignment:content:)` allows custom views such as images. When container views like `List` or `Form` are used inside modals, their default opaque backgrounds must be removed using `scrollContentBackground(.hidden)` and `listRowBackground(Color.clear)` to let the custom background show through. Additionally, `preferredColorScheme(_:)` can enforce a specific light or dark appearance inside a modal, ensuring text and controls remain legible against custom backgrounds. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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