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# SystemPens

Namespace: **System.Drawing**

Assembly: **System.Drawing.Managed** (4.0.0.0)

Each property of the [SystemPens](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.systempens.md) class is a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of a Windows display element and that has a width of 1 pixel.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="C#" %}

```csharp
public class SystemPens
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="VB.NET" %}

```visual-basic
Public Class SystemPens
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Properties

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) ActiveBorder

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the active window's border.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) ActiveCaption

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the background of the active window's title bar.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) ActiveCaptionText

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the text in the active window's title bar.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) AppWorkspace

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the application workspace.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) ButtonFace

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the face color of a 3-D element.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) ButtonHighlight

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the highlight color of a 3-D element.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) ButtonShadow

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the shadow color of a 3-D element.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) Control

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the face color of a 3-D element.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) ControlDark

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the shadow color of a 3-D element.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) ControlDarkDark

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the dark shadow color of a 3-D element.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) ControlLight

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the light color of a 3-D element.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) ControlLightLight

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the highlight color of a 3-D element.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) ControlText

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of text in a 3-D element.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) Desktop

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the Windows desktop.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) GradientActiveCaption

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the lightest color in the color gradient of an active window's title bar.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) GradientInactiveCaption

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the lightest color in the color gradient of an inactive window's title bar.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) GrayText

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of dimmed text.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) Highlight

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the background of selected items.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) HighlightText

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the text of selected items.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) HotTrack

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color used to designate a hot-tracked item.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) InactiveBorder

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) is the color of the border of an inactive window.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) InactiveCaption

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the title bar caption of an inactive window.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) InactiveCaptionText

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the text in an inactive window's title bar.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) Info

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the background of a ToolTip.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) InfoText

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the text of a ToolTip.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) Menu

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of a menu's background.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) MenuBar

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the background of a menu bar.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) MenuHighlight

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color used to highlight menu items when the menu appears as a flat menu.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) MenuText

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of a menu's text.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) ScrollBar

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the background of a scroll bar.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) Window

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the background in the client area of a window.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) WindowFrame

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of a window frame.

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) WindowText

[Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md): Gets a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) that is the color of the text in the client area of a window.

## Methods

### ![](/files/eguYxwyd6jAtQFHRrmJW) FromSystemColor(c)

Creates a [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) from the specified [Color](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.color).

| Parameter | Type                                                                | Description                                                                                                                                                  |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **c**     | [Color](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.color) | The [Color](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.color) for the new [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md). |

**Returns:** [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md). The [Pen](/system.drawing.managed/api/system.drawing/system.drawing.pen.md) this method creates.


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