Swift - UINavigationController bar color does not change programmatically

Question

I have a problem with changing the background color of my UINavigationBar. Here's what I tried so far:

    self.navigationController?.navigationBar.translucent = true
    self.navigationController?.navigationBar.backgroundColor = UIColor.blueColor()

The navigation bar does not change. Even setting the translucency to true has no effect at all. I can change the tint color without any problems, but not the background color.

But if I change the color in the storyboard, it works fine!

Is there an option in the storyboard that I enabled/disabled by mistake? Can someone help me with this? Thanks.

Swift 5 ios 13 Simple answer https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60856135/ios-13-4-sdk-update-navigation-bar-title-colour-is-set-to-black/60898211#60898211 — Shakeel Ahmed, Mar 28 '20 at 07:02
Swift 5 IOS 13 Simple answer enjoy https://stackoverflow.com/a/60898211/6881070 — Shakeel Ahmed, Mar 28 '20 at 07:05

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 30 '14 at 09:53

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You should set the navigation bar's barTintColor instead of backgroundColor. This should be what you are looking for.

answered Oct 30 '14 at 09:53

JoeFryer

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Wow, so simple. Thanks for that. It works now. I will accept your answer asap – Mike_NotGuilty Oct 30 '14 at 09:57
Setting `translucent = true` is still not working.. Any suggestions for me? Thank you – Mike_NotGuilty Oct 30 '14 at 10:05
No problem. I'm not sure why translucency wouldn't be working. Is there definitely something behind the navigation bar to show through? – JoeFryer Oct 30 '14 at 10:50
Yes I use a UITableView, and when I scroll down, the content is not behind the bar. – Mike_NotGuilty Oct 30 '14 at 10:57
Are you using a `UITableViewController`, or a `UIViewController` and adding your own table? Perhaps check out some other questions on SO, like this one: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19299481/ios-7-tableview-in-a-viewcontroller-and-navigationbar-blurred-effect – JoeFryer Oct 30 '14 at 11:05
I'm using `UITableViewController` – Mike_NotGuilty Oct 30 '14 at 11:05

Swift - UINavigationController bar color does not change programmatically

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