How to Change Background Color on Instagram Story

Personalizing your posts is the best way to stand out from the crowd on a social media platform like Instagram. Whether you are a content creator or just getting started, knowing how to change the background color on your Instagram story comes in handy. So, in this guide, we list a few different and creative ways to do so.

Change Background Color on Instagram Story to a Solid Color

If you want to place an image over a solid color background on your Instagram story, follow these steps:

1. When in the Story panel, click a random photo.

2. Now, tap on the horizontal three-dot icon in the top-right corner andselect Draw.

3. Next, you will see different colors in the bottom panel. You can select anyone from this list or long press on any color to unveil the entire color palette.

4. Once you have selected a desired solid color, simply long press in the middle of the story, and it will turn into that particular color. Then, tap onDoneat the top-right.

5. With your solid background color now set, it is time to select the image you want to share in your story. To do this, tap theSticker iconat the top right.

6. From the pop-up panel, tap on the “Image Upload” sticker.

7. Now, select the image you want to upload and resize it as you want using two-finger gestures. You can also tap on the uploaded image to see more frame options. Then, decorate your story with text or additional stickers. You are all set to share the story now.

Change Background Color on Instagram Story to a Gradient

Several people prefer gradients over solid colors, and if you are one of them, learn to set a gradient as your Instagram story background:

1. For a gradient background, tap on theCreate (Aa)icon in the left panel of your Instagram story creation section.

2. You will instantly see a gradient background pop up on your screen. In the bottom right corner, tap the small colored circle to shuffle through the different gradient templates.

3. Once you come across the gradient you want to use as the background, tap on the sticker icon at the top and select the “image upload” sticker again.

4. Then, just like you did when selecting a solid background color, select the image you want to upload. Once you are done resizing and positioning it as you want, your Instagram story is now share-ready.

Use Camera Roll Photo as Background on Instagram Story

Whether you want toadd multiple photos to your Instagram storyor want to do something different with it, you can use images from your camera roll as backgrounds too. Here’s how:

1. First and foremost,tap the small square iconin the bottom left corner of your Instagram story creation screen.

2. Then,select the imageyou want to use as the story background.

3. Now, tap on theSticker iconat the top and select theimage upload stickerto select the photo you want to add on top of your story background. That’s it.

Getting Creative with Backgrounds for Instagram Stories

There are a couple of things that you can use to your advantage to bring out that creative side in you. To do this, you canuse the Eraser toolin the Instagram story edit options. Let me show you how:

1. Firstly, select the image that you want to share in your story.

2. Then, use the “Draw” tool, which we showed in the first section, andplace a solid background on topof the image, preferably one that goes well with the color scheme of your image.

3. Now, tap on theEraser iconat the top and start swiping your fingers across the screen to reveal the image underneath.

Well, now that you have seen my noob attempt at doing something creative with Instagram story backgrounds, you get the idea of how you can improve how you present your content. You can do a whole bunch of different things such asadding music to your Instagram storiesto make them even more aesthetic. You can also check out our guide tosave Instagram story with musicif you need help on that front. Let me know in the comments if this guide helped you or not.

Sagnik Das Gupta

Sagnik is a tech aficionado who can never say “no” to dipping his toes into unknown waters of tech or reviewing the latest gadgets. He is also a hardcore gamer, having played everything from Snake Xenzia to Dead Space Remake.

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