How to change background color on instagram story video

1. How to change the background color on Instagram Story

Here’s how to change the background color on Instagram Story:

1. Take a random photo
2. Press on the “Pen” button
3. Choose the first pen option on top of your screen
4. Choose a color at the bottom of the screen
5. Hold your finger on the screen

The whole screen will change color.

Tip: If you want a different color than the ones you see at the bottom of your screen, hold your finger on one color. The rainbow palette will appear. Drag your finger on another color to select it.

2. How to make a transparent background color on Instagram Story

Now let’s say you want to add a transparent background color on top of a photo or video.

Here is how to do it:

1. Upload your background photo
2. Press on the “Pen” button
3. Choose the third pen option
4. Choose a color at the bottom of your screen
5. Hold your finger on the screen

3. How to change the background color without covering the photo

If you don’t want to cover the photo, then you need to first upload a background color.

It takes 30 seconds.

Like this:

1. Open your Instagram Story
2. Take a random photo
3. Add a background color
4. Press on the “Arrow” button on top of your screen to save the image
5. Press “x” to delete your Story 
6. Swipe up on your screen or press on the “Camera Roll” button to load your colored image to your Story
7. Press on the “Sticker” button
8. Press on the “Photo” sticker
9. Choose your photo

Done! Your photo will be on top of the background color.

Android: if you don’t have the “Photo Sticker” feature in your Insta Story, click here to see the tutorial.

4. How to change the background color when sharing a new post

Most iPhones have this feature. If you have an Android phone and you don’t have this feature, keep scrolling.

If you have an iPhone, do this:

1. Share a post from your feed to your Story
2. Take a random photo
3. Press on the “Pen” button
4. Choose the first pen option on top of your screen
5. Choose a color at the bottom of the screen
6. Hold your finger on the screen

Done. The background color will change.

Instagram might not have this feature for all Android phones at the moment.

So the trick above might not work.

In this case, you need to use a different trick.

It might look like a lot of steps, but trust me, it literally will take 30 seconds to do it and you will get addicted to it.

1. Download the app called “Swiftkey Keyboard“
2. Save your background color or photo in your gallery
3. Take a screenshot of it
4. Share a post from a feed to your Instagram Story
5. Make the background white
6. Take a screenshot of the screen
7. Crop the screenshot to only select the post
8. Make the post very big
9. Press on the “Text” (aA) button
10. Press on the “Sticker” button
11. Press on the “Pin” button
12. Press on the “camera” button
13. Choose the screenshot of the post

You might be wondering:

“But it’s not going to be clickable”

Yes it is.

Your post is in the background and is still active. People will be able to tap on the screenshot and still go to your grid to view it.

• There are two ways to change the background color of your Instagram Story.
• If you're posting a photo or video to your Instagram Story, you can change the background color with the Draw tool.
• If you're just using the Create feature, there's a selection of preset background colors to choose from.

You can customize your Instagram Story in a number of ways, including changing the background color.

Specifically, there's two major ways to change your Story's background color. Which one you use will depend on whether you want to include a photo or video with your Story, or just text and stickers.

Here's how to change your Instagram Story background color in both ways.

How to change your Instagram Story background color if it has an image or video

Most Instagram Stories include a picture. But unless that picture fills up the entire screen, there's going to be some blank spaces in the background.

You can change this background color using the Draw tool. This method is a bit imprecise, but it does work, and lets you pick pretty much any color you want.

1. Open Instagram and tap the Your story icon in the top-left, then select the photo or video that you want to upload.

2. Tap the three dot icon in the top-right corner, then select Draw.

3. Toolbars will appear at the top and bottom of the screen. Tap the left-most option in the top toolbar (it looks like a pencil tip), and pick the color that you want from the bottom toolbar.

4. Tap and hold your finger anywhere on the screen. After a second, the entire screen will fill with the color you chose.

5. Now tap the right-most option in the top toolbar to turn on the eraser. Drag your finger across the screen to wipe away the color covering your photo or video. 

This can be a messy process, so go slow and remember to use the Undo button in the top-left. You can also use the slider on the left to make your brush bigger or smaller.

Once you're done, go ahead and add any stickers or captions that you want, then post it.

How to change your Instagram Story background color with the Create tool

The other way that most people make Instagram Stories is using the Create tool. This feature gives you templates that you can use to quickly post a poll, timer, GIF, and more. The big difference is that it doesn't let you include photos or videos.

And unlike the method above, the Create tool has a feature that lets you change background colors built right into it. Here's how to use it.

1. Open Instagram and swipe to the right to turn on the camera, and then select the Aa Create option on the left.

2. A page will appear where you can pick your Story's template. You'll also notice a small bubble appear in the bottom-right corner — tap this bubble to cycle through background colors.

3. When you find one that you like, choose your Story's template and fill it all out. Once you're ready, post it.

You can also use the Draw tool method here too. Once you've finished making your Story and get to the page that lets you choose who can see it, tap the three dot icon in the top-right and select Draw. All the same steps work.

William Antonelli

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William Antonelli (he/she/they) is a writer, editor, and organizer based in New York City. As a founding member of the Reference team, he helped grow Tech Reference (now part of Insider Reviews) from humble beginnings into a juggernaut that attracts over 20 million visits a month. Outside of Insider, his writing has appeared in publications like Polygon, The Outline, Kotaku, and more. He's also a go-to source for tech analysis on channels like Newsy, Cheddar, and NewsNation. You can find him on Twitter @DubsRewatcher, or reach him by email at .

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