How to change the floating label color of TextInputLayout

Question

With reference to the new TextInputLayout released by Google, how do I change the floating label text color?

Setting colorControlNormal,

Answer 1

how do I change the floating label text color?

With the Material Components library you can customize the TextInputLayout the hint text color using (it requires the version 1.1.0)

• In the layout:

• app:hintTextColor attribute : the color of the label when it is collapsed and the text field is active

• android:textColorHint attribute: the color of the label in all other text field states (such as resting and disabled)

<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
     app:hintTextColor="@color/mycolor"
     android:textColorHint="@color/text_input_hint_selector"
     .../>

• extending a material style Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.*:

<style name="MyFilledBox" parent="Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.FilledBox">
    <item name="hintTextColor">@color/mycolor</item>
    <item name="android:textColorHint">@color/text_input_hint_selector</item>
</style>

The default selector for android:textColorHint is:

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
  <item android:alpha="0.38" android:color="?attr/colorOnSurface" android:state_enabled="false"/>
  <item android:alpha="0.6" android:color="?attr/colorOnSurface"/>
</selector>

Answer 2

Try The Below Code It Works In Normal State

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:theme="@style/TextLabel">

 <android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatEditText
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:hint="Hiiiii"
     android:id="@+id/edit_id"/>


</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

In Styles Folder TextLabel Code

 <style name="TextLabel" parent="TextAppearance.AppCompat">
<!-- Hint color and label color in FALSE state -->
<item name="android:textColorHint">@color/Color Name</item> 
<item name="android:textSize">20sp</item>
<!-- Label color in TRUE state and bar color FALSE and TRUE State -->
<item name="colorAccent">@color/Color Name</item>
<item name="colorControlNormal">@color/Color Name</item>
<item name="colorControlActivated">@color/Color Name</item>
 </style>

Answer 3

you should change your colour here

<style name="Base.Theme.DesignDemo" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
        <item name="colorPrimary">#673AB7</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">#512DA8</item>
        <item name="colorAccent">#FF4081</item>
        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/window_background</item>
    </style>

Answer 4

Ok, so, I found this answer very helpful and thanks to all the people who contributed. Just to add something, though. The accepted answer is indeed the correct answer...BUT...in my case, I was looking to implement the error message below the EditText widget with app:errorEnabled="true" and this single line made my life difficult. it seems that this overrides the theme I chose for android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout, which has a different text color defined by android:textColorPrimary.

In the end I took to applying a text color directly to the EditText widget. My code looks something like this:

styles.xml

<item name="colorPrimary">@color/my_yellow</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/my_yellow_dark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">@color/my_yellow_dark</item>
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">@android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/dark_gray</item>
<item name="android:windowBackground">@color/light_gray</item>
<item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
<item name="android:textColorHint">@color/dark_gray</item>
<item name="android:colorControlNormal">@android:color/black</item>
<item name="android:colorControlActivated">@android:color/white</item>

And my widget:

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
        android:id="@+id/log_in_layout_name"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        app:errorEnabled="true">

        <EditText
            android:id="@+id/log_in_name"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
            android:textColor="@android:color/black"
            android:ems="10"
            android:hint="@string/log_in_name"
            android:inputType="textPersonName" />
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

Now it displays black text color instead of the textColorPrimary white.

Answer 5

Now, simply using colorAccent and colorPrimary will work perfectly.

Answer 6

Found the answer, use android.support.design:hintTextAppearance attribute to set your own floating label appearance.

Example:

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    app:hintTextAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat">

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/password"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:hint="@string/prompt_password"/>
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>