//use a GradientDrawable with only one color set, to make it a solid color
GradientDrawable border = new GradientDrawable();
border.setColor(0xFFFFFFFF); //white background
border.setStroke(1, 0xFF000000); //black border with full opacity
if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
TitleLayout.setBackgroundDrawable(border);
} else {
TitleLayout.setBackground(border);
}