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The color of an SVG can be altered by changing the CSS color property of the element that contains the SVG image. If the SVG is a CSS background image that has been encoded, the color can still be altered by changing the color property of the element that has the background image applied to it. However, if the SVG image has been encoded using a data URI scheme, it may be more difficult to modify its colors, as the encoded image is essentially a string that cannot be directly manipulated. In this case, it may be necessary to decode the SVG image, modify its colors using a vector graphics editor, and then re-encode it before using it as a background image.