How to change the accent color in Windows 11

Windows 11 brings many customizable features here is how to change accent color, Custom color, Star and Taskbar color, Title bars and Windows border color in Windows 11.

Windows 11 accent color

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Change accent color in Windows 11

To change accent color on your Windows 11 pc, go to Settings > Personalization > Color.

Windows 11 persionalization

Here you can change the color mode (Dark/Light) that appears in Windows and your apps. Here you can also toggle on and off the Windows 11 transparency effects.

Windows 11 Transparency turn on

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Scroll down a little bit and you should able to see the Accent color menu, you can set your color mode to Manual or Automatic. If you choose automatic then it will automatically select an accent color based on your wallpaper.

Windows 11 accent color mode

If you want to choose the color yourself, then you should select the Manual mode. Then choose a color from Recent color or Windows color. It will set your accent color and begins to show the color on some menu like Calendar, sound, Wi-fi menu.

Windows 11 accent color

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How to set custom color

To set a custom color you should click on the “View color”, it will open a color window where you can precisely select a color for your theme. You can change brightness of your color as you wish.

Windows 11 custom accent color

You can also enter RGB or HSV value to select the color. To do that click on “more” text and select RGB or HSV and enter the (Read, Green, Blue) value or (Hue, Saturation, Value) or you can also enter the color code.

Windows 11 custom accent color

How to change Start and Taskbar color

To change Start and Taskbar color, toggle on the menu. If you are not able to toggle on the menu then you should probably on Light mode. Change the Windows mode to Dark and then you should able to toggle on the Change Start and Taskbar color menu.

Windows 11 accent color on start and taskbar
Windows 11 accent color on start and taskbar

How to change the Title bars and Windows border color

You can also change the Title bars and Windows border color on Windows 11. To do that toggle on the “Show accent color on Title bars and Windows borders” menu.

Windows 11 border color

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