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How to Change the Chat Color on Roblox

Roblox allows players to chat with each other using the in-game chat system. By default, every player is assigned a random chat color that appears next to their username when they send messages. While you cannot manually select your chat color, there are a few methods you can use to change it.

Understanding Roblox Chat Colors

When you create a Roblox account, the system randomly assigns you one of 28 possible chat colors. This color is tied to your user ID and will appear next to your username whenever you chat in-games.

Some examples of chat colors include:

  • Bright blue
  • Bright violet
  • Earth green
  • Really red

Note: BrickColor names are used to represent colors in Roblox Studio. You can look up color values and previews here.

The chat color you receive is permanent and cannot be changed manually. However, there are a couple of workaround methods you can use, explained in the next sections.

Change Your Username to Get New Color

The easiest way to change your chat color is to change your Roblox username. When you change your username, the system randomly assigns you a new chat color.

Here is the process:

  1. Go to the Settings page on Roblox.
  2. Select the “Account Info” tab.
  3. Enter a new username and click Change Username.
    • It costs 1,000 Robux to change your username.
  4. Confirm the change.

Your chat color will now be different! However, there is still no guarantee you will get the color you want.

Pro Tip: Use a chat color preview tool to preview what color a username might get before changing it.

Use Roblox Studio to Customize Color

Roblox Studio gives developers more control over chat customization. You can use Studio to write a script that changes your chat color in your game.

Here is an overview of the process:

  1. Open Roblox Studio and start a new baseplate project.
  2. Insert a LocalScript into StarterPlayerScripts.
  3. Get reference to TextChatService.
  4. Handle the OnIncomingMessage event.
  5. Check message sender and apply custom TextChatMessageProperties.

For example:

local TextChatService = game:GetService("TextChatService")

TextChatService.OnIncomingMessage = function(message)
  if message.FromSpeaker == game.Players.LocalPlayer then 
    local properties = Instance.new("TextChatMessageProperties")
    properties.Text = "<font color='rgb(255,0,0)'>"..message.Text.."</font>"
    return properties
  end
end

This script would turn your chat messages red. You can customize the color and other properties.

Use a Roblox Script Site

There are sites like Pastebin that host user-submitted scripts. Some users have published chat color scripts you can insert into a Roblox game.

For example:

game.Players.LocalPlayer.Chatted:connect(function(msg)
 local A_1 =  msg 
 local A_2 = "All" 
 local Event = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").DefaultChatSystemChatEvents.SayMessageRequest 
 Event:FireServer(A_1, A_2)  
end)

game.Players.LocalPlayer.Chatted:connect(function(msg)

 local A_1 = "All"
 local A_2 = msg
 local Event = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").DefaultChatSystemChatEvents.SayMessageRequest
 Event:FireServer(A_1, "<font color=\"rgb(170, 0, 0)\">" .. msg .. "</font>")
end)

This script listens for your chat messages then re-sends them with a custom red color.

Paste the script into a LocalScript in any game and your chat will appear red.

Tips When Changing Chat Color

Here are some things to keep in mind when trying to change your chat color:

  • It costs 1,000 Robux every time you change your username.
  • Scripts only work in the game they are inserted into.
  • Team chat colors will override custom colors in team-based games.
  • You cannot manually select a color, the results are still random.

Over the years, many Roblox users have requested the feature to manually select chat colors. However, that ability has never been added.

For now, the only option is using clever workarounds by changing your username or running scripts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some common questions about changing chat color in Roblox:

Can I choose my exact chat color?

No, Roblox does not allow manually selecting a chat color. The color is randomly assigned.

Do scripts work across all games?

No, you have to insert the chat color script into each individual game.

Does changing my username always change my chat color?

Yes, when you change your username your chat color will be randomly changed.

Can I preview what color I might get before changing usernames?

Yes, use a chat color preview tool to estimate what color you might receive.

What happens if I change my username multiple times?

You will have to pay 1,000 Robux every time you change your username. Each change will randomly assign you a new chat color.

Conclusion

While Roblox does not provide official ways to manually select chat colors, you can get creative with scripts and username changes to get a different color.

It takes experimenting to land on a chat color you like, and it can get expensive changing usernames repeatedly. But with enough effort you can override the default randomly assigned color.

Let us know in the comments if you have discovered any other clever ways of changing chat color that we did not cover!

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