Objective-C
UILabel *label = [[UILabel alloc] init];
label.highlighted = YES;
label.highlightedTextColor = [UIColor redColor];
Swift
let label = UILabel()
label.highlighted = true
label.highlightedTextColor = UIColor.redColor()
Swift 3
let label = UILabel()
label.isHighlighted = true
label.highlightedTextColor = UIColor.red