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title: eventContrastColor
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Sets the contrast color for all events on the calendar. Used to color text and other elements that need to be visible against the event's background.

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String

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You can use any of the CSS color formats such `#f00`, `#ff0000`, `rgb(255,0,0)`, or `red`.

This option can be overridden on a per-source basis with the `contrastColor` [Event Source Object](event-source-object) option or on a per-event basis with the `contrastColor` [Event Object](event-object) option.