Unable to change the color of UISearchBar

Question

I'm using UISearchBar in my app its look likes below

I want UISearchBar color to be clear color i tried the following search.backgroundColor = [UIColor blackColor]; but the result is same can any one help me please.

Answer 1

UIColor *color = [UIColor redColor];

if (floor(NSFoundationVersionNumber) > NSFoundationVersionNumber_iOS_6_1) {
    searchBar.barTintColor = color; //for iOS 7
} else {
    searchBar.tintColor = color; //for earlier than iOS 7
}

Answer 2

Try tintColor:

    search.tintColor = [UIColor blackColor];