diff --git a/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/src/main/java/in/myinnos/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/IndexFastScrollRecyclerSection.java b/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/src/main/java/in/myinnos/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/IndexFastScrollRecyclerSection.java
index b8f5d39..cb47280 100644
--- a/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/src/main/java/in/myinnos/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/IndexFastScrollRecyclerSection.java
+++ b/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/src/main/java/in/myinnos/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/IndexFastScrollRecyclerSection.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class IndexFastScrollRecyclerSection {
 
     private float mIndexbarWidth;
     private float mIndexbarMargin;
-    private float mPreviewPadding ;
+    private float mPreviewPadding;
     private float mDensity;
     private float mScaledDensity;
     private int mListViewWidth;
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public class IndexFastScrollRecyclerSection {
     private int setIndexBarCornerRadius = IndexFastScrollRecyclerView.mIndexBarCornerRadius;
     private float setIndexBarTransparentValue = IndexFastScrollRecyclerView.mIndexBarTransparentValue;
     private String indexbarBackgroudColor = IndexFastScrollRecyclerView.mIndexbarBackgroudColor;
+    private String indexbarTextColor = IndexFastScrollRecyclerView.mIndexbarTextColor;
 
     private int indexbarBackgroudAlpha = (int) (255 * setIndexBarTransparentValue);
 
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ public void draw(Canvas canvas) {
             }
 
             Paint indexPaint = new Paint();
-            indexPaint.setColor(indexPaintPaintColor);
+            indexPaint.setColor(Color.parseColor(indexbarTextColor));
             indexPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
             indexPaint.setTextSize(setIndexTextSize * mScaledDensity);
 
@@ -244,4 +245,11 @@ public void setIndexBarColor(String color) {
         indexbarBackgroudColor = color;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param color The color for the scroll track
+     */
+    public void setIndexBarTextColor(String color) {
+        indexbarTextColor = color;
+    }
+
 }
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diff --git a/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/src/main/java/in/myinnos/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/IndexFastScrollRecyclerView.java b/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/src/main/java/in/myinnos/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/IndexFastScrollRecyclerView.java
index 2a04a7e..0481043 100644
--- a/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/src/main/java/in/myinnos/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/IndexFastScrollRecyclerView.java
+++ b/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/src/main/java/in/myinnos/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/IndexFastScrollRecyclerView.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public class IndexFastScrollRecyclerView extends RecyclerView {
     public static int mIndexBarCornerRadius = 5;
     public static float mIndexBarTransparentValue = (float) 0.6;
     public static String mIndexbarBackgroudColor = "#000000";
+    public static String mIndexbarTextColor = "#FFFFFF";
 
     public IndexFastScrollRecyclerView(Context context) {
         super(context);
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@ private void init(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
                         mIndexbarBackgroudColor = typedArray.getString(R.styleable.IndexFastScrollRecyclerView_setIndexBarColor);
                     }
 
+                    if (typedArray.getString(R.styleable.IndexFastScrollRecyclerView_setIndexBarTextColor) != null) {
+                        mIndexbarTextColor = typedArray.getString(R.styleable.IndexFastScrollRecyclerView_setIndexBarTextColor);
+                    }
+
                 } finally {
                     typedArray.recycle();
                 }
@@ -170,4 +175,11 @@ public void setIndexBarColor(String color) {
         mScroller.setIndexBarColor(color);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param color The color for the text in scroll track
+     */
+    public void setIndexBarTextColor(String color) {
+        mScroller.setIndexBarTextColor(color);
+    }
+
 }
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diff --git a/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index 1691ebd..44bd1f3 100644
--- a/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/alphabetsindexfastscrollrecycler/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
         <attr name="setIndexBarCornerRadius" format="integer" />
         <attr name="setIndexBarTransparentValue" format="float" />
         <attr name="setIndexBarColor" format="string" />
+        <attr name="setIndexBarTextColor" format="string" />
     </declare-styleable>
 </resources>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/in/myinnos/indexfastscrollrecycler/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/in/myinnos/indexfastscrollrecycler/MainActivity.java
index 8cfbc1d..19ca3b9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/in/myinnos/indexfastscrollrecycler/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/in/myinnos/indexfastscrollrecycler/MainActivity.java
@@ -62,5 +62,6 @@ protected void initialiseUI() {
         mRecyclerView.setIndexbarMargin(0);
         mRecyclerView.setIndexbarWidth(40);
         mRecyclerView.setPreviewPadding(0);
+        mRecyclerView.setIndexBarTextColor("#FFFFFF");
     }
 }
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