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Android Build a Simple Android App Creating the Screen Layout Setting Colors

Yash Kemkar
Yash Kemkar
268 Points
Posted by Yash Kemkar
Yash Kemkar
268 Points

Changing colour

When i enter #51b46d intp the background field, it says "Rendering probems: Failed to convert #51b46d into a drawable (link:details)

2 Answers

Miles Torres
Miles Torres
2,316 Points
Miles Torres
Miles Torres
2,316 Points

Have you tried going to the design view and setting the color there?

toirleachomalley
toirleachomalley
11,979 Points
toirleachomalley
toirleachomalley
11,979 Points

I managed to replicate this if I put a space after the #51b46d so make sure there are no spaces or special characters on either end of the string