Navigation bar for split view controller is darker when inside a tab bar controller

Question

If you place a split view controller inside a tab bar controller the navigation bar and tab bar are darker on the left side. I\'ve attached a screenshot. I created this by cre

Answer 1

Set the navigation controller's view backgroundColor to white:

self.navigationController?.view.backgroundColor = UIColor.whiteColor()

This will preserve the light gray color.

You can also disable translucency, but then the navigation bar will be white:

self.navigationController?.navigationBar.translucent = false

The answers come from this Stack Overflow question: Dark shadow on navigation bar during segue transition after upgrading to Xcode 5.1 and iOS 7.1