//use a GradientDrawable with only one color set, to make it a solid color GradientDrawable border = new GradientDrawable(); border.setColor(0xFFFFFFFF); //white background border.setStroke(1, 0xFF000000); //black border with full opacity if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) { TitleLayout.setBackgroundDrawable(border); } else { TitleLayout.setBackground(border); }