There are 2 ways of doing this.
1 - in Track View, select the Midi track you want to change colour
2 - Make the Inspector visible (press "i")
3 - Click on "Track"
4 - Under "Colors" you have a separate choice for Foreground & Background
Or..
Hit "P" for Preferences
Go to Customization > Colors > Midi Tracks
Here you can assign colors for Foreground & Background in groups of 10