Google Charts - Basic Line Chart With Customizable background color



Following is an example of a basic line chart with customized background color. We've already seen the configuration used to draw this chart in Google Charts Configuration Syntax chapter. So, let's see the complete example.

Configurations

We've added backgroundColor configuration to change default background color.

// Set chart options
var options = {
   backgroundColor: '#f1f8e9'
};

Example

googlecharts_line_background.htm

<html>
   <head>
      <title>Google Charts Tutorial</title>
      <script type = "text/javascript" src = "https://www.gstatic.com/charts/loader.js">
      </script>
      <script type = "text/javascript">
         google.charts.load('current', {packages: ['corechart','line']});  
      </script>
   </head>
   <body>
      <div id = "container" style = "width: 550px; height: 400px; margin: 0 auto"></div>
      <script language = "JavaScript">
         function drawChart() {
            // Define the chart to be drawn.
            var data = new google.visualization.DataTable();
            data.addColumn('string', 'Month');
            data.addColumn('number', 'Tokyo');
            data.addColumn('number', 'New York');
            data.addColumn('number', 'Berlin');
            data.addColumn('number', 'London');
            data.addRows([
               ['Jan',  7.0, -0.2, -0.9, 3.9],
               ['Feb',  6.9, 0.8, 0.6, 4.2],
               ['Mar',  9.5,  5.7, 3.5, 5.7],
               ['Apr',  14.5, 11.3, 8.4, 8.5],
               ['May',  18.2, 17.0, 13.5, 11.9],
               ['Jun',  21.5, 22.0, 17.0, 15.2],
               
               ['Jul',  25.2, 24.8, 18.6, 17.0],
               ['Aug',  26.5, 24.1, 17.9, 16.6],
               ['Sep',  23.3, 20.1, 14.3, 14.2],
               ['Oct',  18.3, 14.1, 9.0, 10.3],
               ['Nov',  13.9,  8.6, 3.9, 6.6],
               ['Dec',  9.6,  2.5,  1.0, 4.8]
            ]);
               
            // Set chart options
            var options = {'title' : 'Average Temperatures of Cities',
               hAxis: {
                  title: 'Month'
               },
               vAxis: {
                  title: 'Temperature'
               },   
               'width':550,
               'height':400,
               backgroundColor: '#f1f8e9'
            };

            // Instantiate and draw the chart.
            var chart = new google.visualization.LineChart(document.getElementById('container'));
            chart.draw(data, options);
         }
         google.charts.setOnLoadCallback(drawChart);
      </script>
   </body>
</html>

Result

Verify the result.

googlecharts_line_charts.htm
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