Set map marker to a custom color Android

Question

I am making an app that adds pins to a map at certain points. I want the color of my pins to match the theme colors of our app. Sorry I'm really a noob

int color = Color.rgb(255, 201, 14);
mMap = ((MapFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map)).getMap();
final LatLng PERTH = new LatLng(40, -80);
Marker perth = mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
  .position(PERTH)
  .title("MY PIN")
  .snippet("MAGGIE EATS SNAKE SKINS")
  .draggable(true)
  .icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromResource(R.drawable.pin))
  .icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.defaultMarker(BitmapDescriptorFactory.color)));

The .icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.defaultMarker(BitmapDescriptorFactory.color))); does not work. It will not allow me to insert a custom color here. How can I do this? Thanks:)

Really a good question, but it seems the solution is to design the marker image and use it. — Ashish Tiwari, Oct 31 '14 at 09:32

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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defaultMarker() method allows to set custom color, but only by providing hue value. According to android documentation:

(Hue) Value must be greater or equal to 0 and less than 360

If you know Hex or RGB value of your app theme, you need to do some calculations (see example ) or simply use some free online converter. In your case hue value will be 47.

Also, there is no need to set .icon() property in your code twice.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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answered Dec 05 '14 at 18:06

Leszek Jasek

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when I am using the converter to get the HUE value for my color (#678E00), it gives me 3 values, (76,100,27.8), but I can only provide 1 number to the BitmapDescriptorFactory. Do you know how I could do this? – Analizer May 21 '18 at 09:31
In your case, you need to convert HEX to HUE e.g using this [tool](https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/color/rgb-to-hsv.html). What seems strange to me is that I got different values (103,142,0) for #678E00 – Leszek Jasek May 21 '18 at 14:34

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 23 '19 at 05:41

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I have created this simple method to get marker of any color.

 public BitmapDescriptor getMarkerIcon(int color) {
    float[] hsv = new float[3];
    Color.colorToHSV(color, hsv);
    return BitmapDescriptorFactory.defaultMarker(hsv[0]);
}

answered Apr 23 '19 at 05:41

hardik kava

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Set map marker to a custom color Android

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