---
title: Layout
description: Layout components define a page’s structure and the areas for navigation and content.
order: 2
---

import { CustomThemingRgbObjectExample } from '../../examples/constellation/layout/custom-theming--rgb-object';
import { CustomThemingParseHexExample } from '../../examples/constellation/layout/custom-theming--parse-hex';
import { CustomThemingParseRgbExample } from '../../examples/constellation/layout/custom-theming--parse-rgb';
import { CustomThemingParseHslExample } from '../../examples/constellation/layout/custom-theming--parse-hsl';
import { CustomThemingParseUserColorExample } from '../../examples/constellation/layout/custom-theming--parse-user-color';

Top navigation supports custom theming through the `UNSAFE_theme` prop.

Enable custom theming by providing both:

- `backgroundColor` which determines the background color of the top bar
- `highlightColor` which determines the background color of the create button (from
  [top nav items](/components/navigation-system/top-nav-items))

Both of these colors should be provided as RGB objects, which can be derived using our
[color string parsing utilities](#color-string-parsing).

White or black text is automatically chosen to maximize contrast.

<Example Component={CustomThemingRgbObjectExample} />

## Color string parsing

Custom theme colors should be provided as RGB objects, but are typically obtained from users as
strings.

We provide a number of utilities for parsing color strings into an RGB object format. These parsing
utilities are completely optional, and you are able to create your own.

## parseHex

Use `parseHex` to parse a CSS hex color string into an RGB object. It will return `null` on failure.

If an alpha channel is present it will be ignored.

<Example Component={CustomThemingParseHexExample} />

## parseRgb

Use `parseRgb` to parse a CSS `rgb` color string into an RGB object. It will return `null` on
failure.

The fractional parts of non-integer values will be ignored, and only the legacy comma-separated
syntax is supported.

<Example Component={CustomThemingParseRgbExample} />

## parseHsl

Use `parseHsl` to parse a CSS `hsl` color string into an RGB object. It will return `null` on
failure.

The fractional parts of non-integer values will be ignored, and only the legacy comma-separated
syntax is supported.

<Example Component={CustomThemingParseHslExample} />

## parseUserColor

Use `parseUserColor` to parse a CSS color string without knowing the format used. It will return
`null` on failure.

Supported CSS color string formats are:

- hex colors
- `rgb()` color functions
- `hsl()` color functions

<Example Component={CustomThemingParseUserColorExample} />