###################### get background color

# import bge module
import bge

# get current scene
scene = bge.logic.getCurrentScene()

# get a list of the cameras
camList = scene.cameras

# get camera being used for render to texture
# my camera is named Security_Cam
cam = camList["Security_Cam"]

# get list of objects in scene
objList = scene.objects

# get object to render to
# my object is named SecurityMonitor
obj = objList["SecurityMonitor"]

# get the SecurityMonitor material ID
# Name of my render material is Screen
matID = bge.texture.materialID(obj, "MAScreen")

# set the texture
renderToTexture = bge.texture.Texture(obj, matID)

# get the texture image
renderToTexture.source = bge.texture.ImageRender(scene,cam)

# get background color
col = renderToTexture.source.background

# save RenderToTexture as an object variable
obj["Render"] = renderToTexture

# update the texture
renderToTexture.refresh(True)

###################### set background color

# import bge module
import bge

# get current scene
scene = bge.logic.getCurrentScene()

# get a list of the cameras
camList = scene.cameras

# get camera being used for render to texture
# my camera is named Security_Cam
cam = camList["Security_Cam"]

# get list of objects in scene
objList = scene.objects

# get object to render to
# my object is named SecurityMonitor
obj = objList["SecurityMonitor"]

# get the SecurityMonitor material ID
# Name of my render material is Screen
matID = bge.texture.materialID(obj, "MAScreen")

# set the texture
renderToTexture = bge.texture.Texture(obj, matID)

# get the texture image
renderToTexture.source = bge.texture.ImageRender(scene,cam)

# set background color
# I'm setting the background to green
renderToTexture.source.background = [ 0, 255, 0, 255]

# save RenderToTexture as an object variable
obj["Render"] = renderToTexture

# update the texture
renderToTexture.refresh(True)