Introduction
To change a table's background color use the inspector window with the procedure described here.
Step 1
In ViewController.xib click on "Table View".
Step 2
Select the BackGround tab in the inspector window.
Step 3
Now set the BackGround color that you want to see in the table view.
Step 4
Now you see the table view in the xib file.
Step 5
And see the output in iPhone Simulator.