>I need to be able to determine the forecolor when a user selects the backcolor. This is to be able to display the text as readable based on what the backcolor is. Just taking the inverse color works for the outer color spectrum but when it is in the middle this does not work well.
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>Does anyone have any ideas on how to calculate the best readable forecolor based on the backcolor setting? Thanks.

Check whether the DrawMode property offers you anything here.

Tamar