Answers for "how to change action bar text color in android by XML"

change color of action bar android studio

getSupportActionBar().setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(getResources().getColor(R.color.red)));

how to change actionbar color in android programmatically

getSherlockActivity().getSupportActionBar().setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(0xff00ACED));
mActionBar.setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(0xff00DDED));
mActionBar.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);
mActionBar.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(true);