How to set a tint color for the section index of a UITableView?

Question

Is there any way to customize the grey color of the alphabetic section index of a UITableView?

Answer 1

Since iOS 6.0 it's actually possible to customize the tint color for the section index. The relevant properties are: sectionIndexColor and sectionIndexTrackingBackgroundColor.

iOS 7 added sectionIndexBackgroundColor which specifies the background color for the section index while not being touched.