How do I make a UISwitch under iOS 7 not take the background colour of the view behind it?

Question

It looks like this whenever off:

While I\'d prefer more of a grey backgrou

Answer 1

Adding to Barry Wyckoff solution : set tint color also

UISwitch *mySwitch = [[UISwitch alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, 51.0, 31.0)];
mySwitch.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];
mySwitch.layer.cornerRadius = 16.0; // you must import QuartzCore to do this.
mySwitch.tintColor = [UIColor redColor];
[self addSubview:mySwitch];