How to Change the Checkbox Background Color in CSS?

Last Updated : 28 Jun, 2024

Change the checkbox background color in CSS by hiding the default checkbox and using custom styles with the ::before and ::after pseudo-elements. This involves creating a custom checkbox that looks and works just like a regular checkbox but with your own design.

Below are the approaches to change the Checkbox Background Color in CSS:

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Using Pseudo-elements

In this approach, we are creating a webpage with a custom-styled checkbox and an image. The CSS hides the checkbox and styles its label to show a custom box. When the checkbox is checked, the box turns red with a white square inside. An image and label with "Check me" text are displayed on a green background.

Example: This example shows the change of background color of a checkbox using pseudo element.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en">  <head>     <meta charset="UTF-8">     <meta name="viewport"           content="width=device-width,                    initial-scale=1.0">     <title>Custom Checkbox</title>     <style>         img {             display: flex;             width: 200px;             margin-bottom: 20px;             height: 200px;         }          body {             background: green;         }          input[type="checkbox"] {             display: none;         }          input[type="checkbox"]+label {             position: relative;             padding-left: 25px;             cursor: pointer;             user-select: none;         }          input[type="checkbox"]+label::before {             content: "";             position: absolute;             left: 0;             top: 0;             width: 18px;             height: 18px;             border: 2px solid #555;             background: white;         }          input[type="checkbox"]:checked+label::before {             background: red;         }          input[type="checkbox"]:checked+label::after {             content: "";             position: absolute;             left: 5px;             top: 5px;             width: 8px;             height: 8px;             background: white;         }     </style> </head>  <body>     <img src= "https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20210511160813/g4g.jpg">     <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox" />     <label for="checkbox">Check me</label> </body>  </html>

Output:

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Using CSS appearance Property

In this approach, we are creating a webpage with a custom-styled checkbox and an image. The CSS hides the default checkbox appearance and styles it to be a 20x20px white box with a gray border. When checked, the box's background turns blue. The page displays an image and uses a green background for the body. CSS appearance property is used to change the background of the checkbox.

Example: This example shows the change of background of a checkbox using the appearance property.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en">  <head>     <meta charset="UTF-8">     <meta name="viewport"            content="width=device-width,                    initial-scale=1.0">     <title>Custom Checkbox Appearance</title>     <style>         img {             display: flex;             width: 200px;             margin-bottom: 20px;             height: 200px;         }          body {             background: green;         }          input[type="checkbox"] {             -webkit-appearance: none;             -moz-appearance: none;             appearance: none;             width: 20px;             height: 20px;             border: 2px solid #555;             background: white;         }          input[type="checkbox"]:checked {             background: blue;         }     </style> </head>  <body>     <img src= "https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20210511160813/g4g.jpg">     <input type="checkbox" /> </body>  </html>