# I want to change the background colour of a whole group

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-want-to-change-the-background-colour-of-a-whole-group/79770
**Category:** Dashboard
**Tags:** function-node, node-red-dashboard, security, home-assistant, mqtt
**Created:** [12 July 2023 14:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-want-to-change-the-background-colour-of-a-whole-group/79770 "2023-07-12T14:29:21Z")
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### Author: ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)
#### Post date: [13 July 2023 09:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-want-to-change-the-background-colour-of-a-whole-group/79770/10 "2023-07-13T09:37:02Z")

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Now it will be complicated. Not about those questions individually but as the dashboard and it's appearance is one whole thing, the solution for one question may contradict with others. It takes to think more about the styling the dashboard first and then adjusting or changing some elements on fly based on some inputs or events or so.

But as the dashboard is a bit more complicated than it may seem, it takes to get knowledge about the structure of it and how all elements are decorated (the CSS)

Take a little time to examine this post, talking about customizing the dashboard

> [@paintbrush Customize dashboard CSS](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/customize-dashboard-css/23139):
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> Couple of things first.. Many things can happen if you start to play with CSS. You may break whole thing, but you can make your page really good looking. But be aware that it can be addictive. The result of your adjustments is art. So if you are changing CSS for your dashboard, you are an artist. (and a little bit a programmer of course) I'm not an expert of art nor the CSS. The tools Browser developer tools. [https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/css](https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/css) The main too…

You may find many answers from there but most probably you gain more questions but those will be then more sharp on point.

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