All the above answers are fine but a bit to complex to my liking. The simplest way to do it is to put some code in the cellForRowAtIndexPath
. That way you never have to worry about changing the color when the cell is deselected.
override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("cell", forIndexPath: indexPath)
/* this is where the magic happens, create a UIView and set its
backgroundColor to what ever color you like then set the cell's
selectedBackgroundView to your created View */
let backgroundView = UIView()
backgroundView.backgroundColor = YOUR_COLOR_HERE
cell.selectedBackgroundView = backgroundView
return cell
}