iOS White to Transparent Gradient Layer is Gray

Question

I have a CAGradientLayer inserted to the bottom of this small detail view that pops up at the bottom of the app. As you can see, I\'ve set the colors from white to clear, but th

Answer 1

The answers above such as:

UIColor.white.withAlphaComponent(0).cgColor

and

UIColor(white: 1.0, alpha: 0.0).cgColor

should work in terms of getting a portion of your gradient to be clear (rather than the gray that OP is referring to). However, if you're still seeing a transparent white when you should be seeing a clear color, make sure the backgroundColor of the view to which you're applying the gradient is clear as well.

By default, that view's background color will likely be white (or a dark color if the device is in dark mode), so when you apply the gradient, the clear portion of it will be "blocked" by the view's backgroundColor itself. Set that to clear and you should be good to go.