Why background/customization matters on TradingView
When you use TradingView charts — for stocks, crypto, forex — you often stare at them for long hours. A good background (dark / light / gradient) makes the charts more readable, reduces eye strain, and helps you focus better on price action. Also, customizing background plus candle/bar colors can make charts look cleaner and help in better technical analysis. Many traders use dark background at night, light during day, or custom gradient palettes for aesthetics and clarity. (Arsturn)
TradingView allows not only switching between predefined Light/Dark “themes” but also customizing chart‑background (canvas) colors, gradients, grid lines, scale/text colors etc. That gives high flexibility. (TradingView)
In short: customizing background improves comfort, reduces distraction, and helps read charts better.
Step‑by‑Step: How to change chart background in TradingView
Here is the basic way to change the background on your TradingView chart.
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Open the chart you want to customize — open any symbol (stock/crypto/forex) so you see the chart area.
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Click the “Settings” (gear) icon on the chart toolbar (usually top‑right of the chart) to open chart settings. (TradingView)
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Go to the “Appearance” (or “Canvas / Chart basic styles”) tab — this tab controls background, canvas, grid‑lines, etc. (TradingView)
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Change the background — you’ll find options to choose background color. You can:
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Use a Solid color: pick any color you like (black, white, grey, etc.) — easy if you want a simple dark or light background. (TradingView)
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Use a Gradient: TradingView supports gradient backgrounds — you can choose two colors and the background will blend them from top to bottom. (TradingView)
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Optionally, customize gridlines and other UI elements — In same settings you can choose whether to show vertical/horizontal grid lines or hide them, choose their color, opacity; adjust scale/text color; crosshair color; watermark; etc. (TradingView)
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Save your settings — after you set background and other options, click OK or Save (depending on UI). If you want, you can save the configuration as a template — so next time you open chart, you can apply the same look quickly. (TradingView)
That’s it! Your chart background is now changed — you can switch between dark, light, gradient or your custom palette any time.