According to the documentation the related method to android:backgroundTint
is setBackgroundTintList(ColorStateList list)
Update
Follow this link to know how create a Color State List Resource.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item
android:color="#your_color_here" />
</selector>
then load it using
setBackgroundTintList(contextInstance.getResources().getColorStateList(R.color.your_xml_name));
where contextInstance
is an instance of a Context
using AppCompart
btnTag.setSupportButtonTintList(ContextCompat.getColorStateList(Activity.this, R.color.colorPrimary));