diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb3d79e..aba6388 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Usage
 Grab it from maven:
 
 ```groovy
-    compile 'com.github.tibolte:elasticdownload:1.0.+'
+    implementation 'com.github.tibolte:elasticdownload:1.0.+'
 ````
 
 
diff --git a/elasticdownload/src/main/java/is/arontibo/library/ElasticDownloadView.java b/elasticdownload/src/main/java/is/arontibo/library/ElasticDownloadView.java
index 17f2b6d..bf280bb 100644
--- a/elasticdownload/src/main/java/is/arontibo/library/ElasticDownloadView.java
+++ b/elasticdownload/src/main/java/is/arontibo/library/ElasticDownloadView.java
@@ -107,5 +107,32 @@ public void onEnterAnimationFinished() {
 
         // Do further actions if necessary
     }
+    
+
+    /**
+     * Set the background color of the Elastic Download View
+     * @param passedColor int Color Color to set the background
+     */
+    public void setBackgroundColor(int passedColor) {
+        this.mBackgroundColor = passedColor;
+        this.mProgressDownloadView.setBackgroundColor(mBackgroundColor);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Overloaded method, takes in a String color to parse
+     * @param passedColor String of a color hex color (IE: #fd5c79) that can be parsed by
+     *                    Color.parseColor(string)
+     */
+    public void setBackgroundColor(String passedColor) {
+        if (passedColor == null){
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            int color = Color.parseColor(passedColor);
+            this.setBackgroundColor(color);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
 
 }